List of cricketers who have had biopics made on them

These cricketers achieved great milestones in the sport and thus had their respective journeys get depicted through movies

Dhoni batting for Indian team — MS Dhoni

1. MS Dhoni (India)

The legendary Indian wicketkeeper’s biopic was titled as ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ and was released on September 30, 2016. The movie starred the likes of Sushant Singh Rajput, Kiara Advani, Disha Patani and many more.

Tendulkar celebrating after India's 2011 ODI World Cup triumph — Sachin Tendulkar

2. Sachin Tendulkar (India)

The biopic/documentary on the ‘God of Cricket’ was titled as ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ and was released on May 26, 2017. The movie highlighted Tendulkar’s struggles and showed how he went on to become such a legendary batter.

Azharuddin playing for India — Mohammad Azharuddin

3. Mohammad Azharuddin (India)

The Indian batting great’s biopic was simply titled as ‘Azhar’ and was released on May 13, 2016. The movie starred the likes of Emraan Hashmi, Nargis Fakri, Lara Dutta and many more.

4. Mithali Raj (India)

One of if not the most successful Indian women’s cricketer had her biopic released on May 15, 2022 and was titled as ‘Shabaash Mithu’. The movie starred the likes of Taapsee Pannu, Vijay Raaz, Mumtaz Sorcar and many more.

Tambe taking a wicket for Rajasthan Royals — Pravin Tambe

5. Pravin Tambe (India)

The Indian spin bowler’s biopic was titled as ‘Kaun Pravin Tambe?’ and was released on April 1, 2022. The movie starred the likes of Shreyas Talpade, Ashish Vidyarthi, Parambrata Chatterjee and many more.

Warne bowling for Australia in a Test match — Shane Warne

6. Shane Warne (Australia)

The legendary Australian spinner who took over 1000 wickets in international cricket had his biopic released on January 15, 2022 and was titled as ‘Shane’. The movie showed how Warne went on to become one of the best bowlers to ever grace the game.

Muralitharan bowling for Sri Lanka during a Test match — Muttiah Muralitharan

7. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)

The legendary Sri Lankan spinner who is the highest wicket-taker in international cricket with over 1300 scalps, had his biopic released on October 6, 2023 and was titled as ‘800’ referring to the number of wickets taken by him in Tests. The movie starred the likes of Madhur Mittal, Mahima Nambiar, King Ratnam and many more.

Afridi batting for Pakistan — Shahid Afridi

8. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

The Pakistan great was a fabulous all-rounder who performed exceptionally well in the ODI format. His biopic was titled as ‘Main Hoon Shahid Afridi’ and was released on August 22, 2013. The movie starred the likes of Noman Habib, Humayun Saeed, Nadeem Baig and many more.