Here's a list of 10 top Indian cricketers who also acted in Indian movies.
Yuvraj Singh was a child star in a Punjabi film. He acted in that film at the age of 11.
‘Savli Premachi’ is the name of the Marathi film in which Gavaskar senior acted in in 1980.
The former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja has acted in a film that also starred Sunny Deol. The name of the move is Khel and it released in 2003.
Kambli acted in a film called ‘Anarth’ in the year 2000. But after that he did not acted in any film.
The 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has acted in many films including ‘Iqbal’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’ and ‘Stumped’.
Not many know that Syed Kirmani also acted in film named ‘Kabhi Ajnabi The'
Former India cricketer Sandeep Patil was also part of the cast of ‘Kabhi Ajnabi The'.
Salil Ankola is a cricketer-turned-actor, who did quite well as an actor in TV serials ‘Chahat aur Nafrat’ and ‘Kurukshetra’.
Former pacer Sreesanth has acted in two films. ‘Team 5’ and ‘Aksar 2’.
Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh, who has featured in some internationals, is the best actor among the group and has acted in 30 Punjabi films and also a bollywood film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’.