6 actors started their career with cricket, have played matches with Sachin-Virat, now they are gaining speed in acting.

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Today we are going to tell you about 6 actors, who started their career with cricket, but are now making their mark in acting. Let’s know about them in detail-

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The first name in this list is that of ‘Na Goriye’ fame singer-actor Hardwinder Singh Sandhu i.e. Hardy Sandhu. Apart from being a big name in the Punjabi film industry, Hardik Sandhu has also become a well-known face in Bollywood. Before starting his career in acting and singing, Hardy Sandhu played for Punjab Ranji team and India Under-19. He said in one of his interviews that he played with Shikhar Dhawan and was his roommate in the Cheteshwar Pujara-Ishant Sharma match. (Photo courtesy-instagram@hardy)

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Karan Wahi, who has spread his acting skills from TV to web series, has also shown his magic on the cricket pitch. In 2003, he played in the Delhi Under-19 team alongside Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan, during which a serious injury changed the course of his career. (Photo courtesy-instagram@karanwahi)

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Kundli Bhagya actors Abhishek Kapoor and Virat Kohli are very good friends. He played many matches with Virat Kohli in the early stages of his career. (Photo courtesy-instagram@kapursahab)

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Like Ayushmann Khurrana, his brother Aparshakti Khurrana was also a professional cricketer. He once played for Haryana’s under-19 cricket team, but then tried his luck in films like his elder brother. (Photo courtesy-instagram@aparshakti_khurana)

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Actor Angad Bedi, son of late cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi, also followed in his father’s footsteps and tried his luck in cricket, but then suddenly turned to modeling and acting. (Photo courtesy-instagram@angadbedi)

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Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi’s brother Saqib Saleem also represented Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi cricket team before entering the world of acting. (Photo courtesy-instagram@saqibsaleem)