Bollywood and cricket are the top two trends in India. People love to watch both of them. Cricketers and Bollywood celebrities have a huge fan base. Many times, we saw the connection between the two. There are many movies based on cricket and there are many cricketers who copied the style of Bollywood celebrities. We saw the big celebrities joining the crowd to watch cricket matches and we listened to Bollywood songs like "Chakde India" when the Indian cricketing team won matches. Recently, we saw Shikhar Dhawan in a cameo appearance with Huma Qureshi in the movie "Double XL". Few other cricketers have also acted in Bollywood movies. Here are 6 cricketers who acted in Bollywood movies: Also read | From Virat Kohli to KL Rahul, Top 9 Indian cricketers who fell in love with Bollywood actresses
1. Shikhar Dhawan (Double XL): Double XL is the upcoming movie of Huma Qureshi and Sonakshi Sinha. Indian veteran opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan will be seen in the film opposite Huma Qureshi.
2. Sunil Gavaskar (Svali Premachi): Sunil Gavaskar is currently an Indian cricket commentator and former opening batsman. He performed in a Marathi film in 1980. Gavaskar played the lover boy in this Marathi film opposite Madhumati. He did another Marathi film too.
3. Ajay Jadeja (Khel): Former Indian all-rounder Ajay Jadeja also acted in a Bollywood movie. Ajay Jadeja romanced with Celina Jaitley in the 2003 film Khel.
4. Sandeep Patil (Kabhie Ajnabi The): Former Indian all-rounder Sandeep Patil also acted in a Bollywood movie. He acted opposite Poonam Dhillon in Kabhie Ajnabi The in 1985.
5. Brett Lee (UNindian): Brett Lee is a former Australian bowler, he acted in the movie UNindian which was a romantic comedy film directed by Anupam Sharma and starring Brett Lee and Tannishtha Chatterjee.
6. Salim Durani (Charitra): Former Indian all-rounder Salim Durani played the role of a lover boy in the 1973 movie Charitra. He looked perfect choice for the role.
