Take a look at these 8 amazing movies based on Cricket

Cricket and Movies are the 2 things we Indians are crazy about. There are a lot of movies that are based on cricket. Biopics and fictional both kinds of movies.

So let’s check out some of the best movies based on cricket

• Lagaan

For most of us, Lagan was probably the 1st movie we watched that was based on cricket. The movie is set in 1893 when cricket wasn’t even introduced in India and India was under British raaj. Bhuvan, a local farmer of the village accepts the challenge of British Captain Andrew Russell to beat his team in a game of cricket and enable his village to not pay (Lagaan) taxes for the next three years.

 

• Chain Kulli ki Main Kulli

We have grown up watching ‘Chain Kulli ki Main Kuli’ on Pogo in our summer vacations. It’s about an orphan boy Karan, who finds a bat used by his inspiration Kapil Dev in the 1983 world cup, for him the bat becomes a magic bat. One lucky day, Karan is discovered by the coach of the Indian cricket team and he gets impressed by Karan’s cricket skills. Karan gets selected and gains fame as a best under age cricket player. This movie inspired us all to become a cricketer and it’s 100% true that we also secretly wished to find a magic bat like Karan’s.

• M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a biopic of Captain Cool, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The movie starred Sushant Singh Rajput as Dhoni and Kiara Advani as Sakshi Dhoni. It’s the story of a middle-class boy Mahi from Ranchi who grew up to become our beloved Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

 

• Sachin: A Billion Dreams

Sachin: A Billion Dreams is a documentary on the life of the ‘God of Cricket,’ Sachin Tendulkar. It’s a story of how an ordinary boy became the God of Cricket.

• Iqbal

Iqbal, a boy from a small village. He’s a deaf and mute boy who dreams of playing for the Indian Cricket team as a bowler. It’s a very emotional and inspirational movie starring Shreyas Talpade.

• Azhar

Azhar is a biopic of Azhar Mohammad, a boy from a middle-class family, who becomes a popular Pakistani cricketer. But the accusation of match-fixing shakes up his world. The movie stars Emraan Hashmi as Azhar, Prachi Desai as Naureen and Nargis Fakhri as Sangeeta Bijlani.

 

• 83 and Jersey

83 is an upcoming movie, a biopic on Kapil Dev. It’s about the legendary win in the 1983 world cup where India played against West Indies in the final.

Jersey is a movie starring Shahid Kapoor is about a middle-aged man who wants to play for an Indian cricket team. It’s about a 36 years old father who wants to win the Indian team’s jersey for his son.

83 and Jersey will release soon. Let’s wait and see what these movies have stored for us.