10 cricketers who have appeared in Indian movies

For all Indians, if there are two professions that are celebrated like no other, they have to be cricket and movies. Cricketers and movie stars have the highest star status and they are both put on the same pedestal by the people. They are also the best paid professionals in the country.So it is only natural that these two professions would come together on occasion. There have been quite a few cricketers who have acted in Indian movies, and here are a few of them.

#1 Sunil Gavaskar

The Little Master Sunil Gavaskar had been a star in multiple matches for India, and he took that over to celluloid as well. He first starred in a Marathi movie while he was still playing for India. The movie was ‘Savli Premachi’ and came out in 1980. 

He also had a guest role in the 1988 movie ‘Malaamaal’, a film featuring Naseeruddin Shah in which Gavaskar played himself in a cricket match. Gavaskar also sang a Marathi song, “Ya Duniyemadhye Thambayaala Vel Konala”, which became quite popular and which depicted the similarities between a cricket match and life.