Cricket and Bollywood are the two most celebrated thing in India. The personalities from both the spheres are considered to be the star icon in the country. They also earn a handsome amount of money which makes them the most paid professionals in the country. Cricketers have developed some great acting skills that help them get a big commercial offer from a brand but some of these cricketers go a step forward and act in the movies. Here’s a look at them-
20- Salim Durrani
The tall and handsome cricketer is one of the few sportsman to portray the lead role in the film. He debuted in B.R.Ishara`s Charitra in 1973 opposite Parveen Babi.
19- Sandeep Patil
The 1983 world cup winning member played the hero in the 1985 romantic caper Kabhie Ajnabi The. He starred opposite Poonam Dhillon.
18- Syed Kirmani
The former India wicket-keeper batsman played the role of villain in Kabhie Ajnabi The.
17- Sunil Gavaskar
The little master has featured in Hindi and Marathi movie. Gavaskar played a role in Savli Premachi, a Marathi film in 1980. After his retirement, he played a role in Bollywood movie Maalamaal in 1988.
16- Ajay Jadeja
The talented Indian batsman’s career was cut short by the 1999 match fixing scandal. He acted in Bollywood movie Khel (2003) opposite Celina Jaitley along with Sunil Shetty and Sunny Deol.
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