Indian Cricketers Turned Actors

An article on Indian cricketers turned actors. List of cricketers who have starred in Bollywood movies. Includes top cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja along with Vinod Kambli, Angad Bedi and Salil Ankola.

Cricket is a great game as it provides a great deal of entertainment to lovers of the game. In case the cricketers fail to amuse you with their game, they can always resort to their Bollywood dream to entertain movie lovers.

What we are talking about here is the concept of cricketers turning into actors. Given below is a list of those cricketers who have turned into actors as a follow-up to their successful / unsuccessful cricketing careers.

Salil Ankola

Following his not-so-successful run on the cricket field, Salil Ankola made his appearance in movies like 'Kurukshetra', 'Pitaah' and 'Chura Liya Hai Tumne'. He couldn't taste much success in Bollywood and later turned to the small screen with significant roles in various shows like 'Karam Apna Apna'

Vinod Kambli

Vinod Kambli shared a great rapport with Sachin Tendulkar and followed him into the Indian cricket team. He cricket journey was successful but short-lived with two double centuries and two centuries in seven tests. He stepped into Bollywood with the disastrous movie 'Annarth' in the year 2002 with Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Shetty as co-stars. He hasn't been seen in any other movie ever since.

Sunil Gavaskar

Considered as one of the most successful opening batsmen in test match history, Sunil Gavaskar was a major asset of the Indian team. Post his retirement, Gavaskar played the lead role in a Marathi film called Savli Premachi which did not receive much appreciation. He also made a guest-appearance in a Hindi movie called 'Maalamal' which starred Naseeruddin Shah.

Angad Bedi

Son of cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi, Angad was never able to match up to his father's success story as he could not be a part of the Indian team. He only played domestic cricket and played for Delhi. Soon enough, he turned towards modelling and hosting shows like 'Cook Na Kaho' and 'Emotional Atyachaar'. His actual big-screen debut come with the movie 'Faltu' which released this Friday.

Ajay Jadeja

He was a regular player for the Indian team and was quite successful in his outing before he was charged with match-fixing. The 5 year ban slapped on him overshadowed his achievements and he too came knocking on Bollywood's door. He made his debut with a movie caled 'Khel' alongside Celina Jaitley, Sunil Shetty and Sunny Deol. The film bombed at the box-office and Jadeja now fulfills his time as a cricket analyst and commentator.

Kapil Dev

The only Indian World Cup winning captain also had his fair share of movies to his credit. Though he appeared in many films, he never played a major role in any of them. He appeared as himself in movies like 'Stumped', 'Iqbal' and Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii' amongst others.

Indian Cricketers Turned Actors