Cricketers Who Later Turned Actors

Here's a list of 10 top Indian cricketers who also acted in Indian movies.

Zee Media Bureau
Jul 13, 2023

1. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh was a child star in a Punjabi film. He acted in that film at the age of 11.

2. Sunil Gavaskar

‘Savli Premachi’ is the name of the Marathi film in which Gavaskar senior acted in in 1980.

3. Ajay Jadeja

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.

4. Vinod Kambli

Kambli acted in a film called ‘Anarth’ in the year 2000. But after that he did not acted in any film.

5. Kapil Dev

The 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has acted in many films including ‘Iqbal’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’ and ‘Stumped’.

6. Syed Kirmani

Not many know that Syed Kirmani also acted in film named ‘Kabhi Ajnabi The'

7. Sandeep Patil

Former India cricketer Sandeep Patil was also part of the cast of ‘Kabhi Ajnabi The'.

8. Salil Ankola

Salil Ankola is a cricketer-turned-actor, who did quite well as an actor in TV serials ‘Chahat aur Nafrat’ and ‘Kurukshetra’.

9. S. Sreesanth

Former pacer Sreesanth has acted in two films. ‘Team 5’ and ‘Aksar 2’.

10. Yograj Singh

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’.

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