6 Cricketers who had stints in Bollywood

Twitter and the internet saw a recent uproar when the poster of Virat Kohli's new movie 'Trailer- The Movie' was released. There are no doubts that this will be a super hit among the masses.

But, this is not the first time Indian cricketers have tried their luck in Bollywood. Cricket and Bollywood are two of the most prominent domains that exist in India. Hence it is obvious that people would love it if a cricketer tried his way in Bollywood.

Here is a rundown of 5 cricketers who have acted in movies in Bollywood.

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Sunil Gavaskar

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Sunil Gavaskar, known for being one of the most successful batsmen in India, had his tryst with the movie industry when he acted in a Marathi movie 'Savli Premachi' in 1980 and later starring in a cameo role in 'Malamaal', in 1988. But he wasn't seen on the silver screen anymore.

Ajay Jadeja

AJAY JADEJA PORTRAIT

After the match-fixing scandal in 2000 overshadowed his achievements and ruined his cricketing career, Ajay Jadeja tried his luck in Bollywood. He made his debut with a movie called 'Khel', starring Celina Jaitley, Sunil Shetty and Sunny Deol.

Even though the movie gained prominence because of its cast, it bombed at the box-office. He also starred in the 2009 movie, 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Saat'. However, his Bollywood career ended as well, and he now devotes his time to cricket analysis and commentary.

Vinod Kambli

Vinod Kambli

Once known as Sachin Tendulkar's best friend, Vinod Kambli had a successful but short-lived cricket career. He tried his look with Bollywood with the movie 'Annarth', starring Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Shetty in 2002 but it was a disaster and tanked at the box office and he hasn't been seen in any other movie ever since.

Brett Lee

Brett Lee Press Conference

The Australian spearhead, known to destroy batting line-ups through the years, came knocking on Bollywood's door. He starred in the Indian-Australian film 'Unindian', directed by Anupam Sharma'. It grossed ₹30,50,000 at the Indian box office and earned $148,441 at the Australian box office. He is likely to be seen in more movies in the future.

Kapil Dev

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The first picture that comes to your mind when someone mentions Kapil Dev is him holding the World Cup in 1983. Fondly known as 'Haryana Hurricane', the all-rounder tried his luck with Bollywood and starred in a host of movies including 'Stumped', 'Mujhe Shaadi Karogi', 'Iqbal' and 'Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii'. All the movies performed moderately at the box-office.

S Sreesanth

2011 ICC World Cup - India Portrait Session

Known for his on-field antics and his lifetime ban by the BCCI, Sreesanth tried his luck in the industry. He acted in the Hindi film 'Aksar 2', which did not earn him any accolades. The film performed very averagely at the box-office. He later acted in the sports/romance Malayalam movie 'Team 5', which tanked at the box office. He is currently a participant of 'Bigg Boss'.