5 Indian cricketers who deserved a biopic before MS Dhoni

Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni has become the latest sportsperson in India to be the subject of a biopic to be made in the Indian film industry.Despite being the most successful Indian cricket captain, taking the team to victories in all major ICC tournaments, along with No. 1 ranking in Tests, albeit for a short duration, it’s surprising to see a movie being made on a current cricketer. And not just any cricketer, but the man who is under immense scrutiny and public watch all the time!Dhoni’s biopic is set to hit the screens next year, and one wonders how the man from Ranchi, though hugely popular, is the first choice for filmmakers when he stands a long way down the line when it comes to cricketers who deserve a film on their life's story.Here’s a list of Indian cricketers who deserve to be made a biopic on them before the current Indian captain.

#5 Mohammad Azharuddin

The fall of a hero. He was India’s then most successful captain, on the verge of completing 100 Tests, before the biggest controversy to engulf Indian cricket disgraced Mohammad Azharuddin and made him a public villain.

The Hyderabadi craftsman was one of the best Indian batsmen of his era and his alleged involvement in the match-fixing scandal which broke out in 1999-2000, came as a shock for world cricket. His ban was removed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2012, but in public domain, it's unclear what really transpired in the dressing room during those shady years.

Even outside the cricket ground, Azhar's relationship with actress Sangeeta Bijlani has been a source of gossip among fans, and add to it his entry into politics with Indian National Congress, followed by his election as an MP from Moradabad in UP, and the story has all the ingredients for a typical Bollywood masala flick.

If rumours are to be believed, Ekta Kapoor has acquired the rights to make a biopic on the former Indian captain, and has cast Emraan Hashmi to play the role.