3 minutes of readingNew DelhiFebruary 2, 2026 02:35 pm IST
Cricket and movies are the two most talked about pillars of Indian society, and both have a huge fan base supporting them. They also often intertwine in the form of cricket franchise ownership, friendship and more serious relationships. Cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma are possibly the The best example of this relationship.as the two got married in 2017. In a recent interview, Virat’s former teammates Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth started talking about cricket and films and pointed out the similarities between cricketers and actors.
Harbhajan, who hosts a cricket show on YouTube with his wife Geeta Basra, invited Sreesanth and his wife Bhuvneshwari Kumari. Geeta and Bhuvneshwari decided to ask them about their teammates. In the next segment, the women took the names of Bollywood actors and asked Bhaji and Sree to say the name of the player who shares a similar personality. The first name that came out was Ranveer Singh, and after joking around with each other, they both decided that Virat is the closest to the actor, personality-wise.
Recalling Virat’s early days in the dressing room, Sreesanth said, “When he came during that time, he was always fun. His nickname was Chiku, and I remember Bhaji Pa (Harbhajan) and Yuvi Pa (Yuvraj Singh) used to make him do all kinds of things. He was fun and always full of energy and life.” The duo then compared Rohit Sharma to actress Nirupa Roy for being forgetful. “You won’t believe it, but Rohit Sharma can forget anything. He forgets his backpack. Once or twice is fine, but every time? I once read in the news that every time he arrived at the airport, but he didn’t have his passport,” Sree said.
Other comparisons included Sreesanth with Nana Patekar, Bhaji with Johny Lever, Mogambo with VVS Laxman, Akshay Kumar with Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj with Shah Rukh Khan. The reference to Mogambo was made because Bhaji claimed that Laxman would be happy about everything. Sree gave an example of Dravid coming to train before anyone else early in the morning and how that sounds a lot like Akshay. who has a reputation for taking his training and schedule seriously. The correlation between Shah Rukh and Yuvraj comes from the fact that both men are adored by everyone and receive a lot of attention wherever they go.
Talking about Sachin Tendulkar, both men were quick to compare him to Gabbar Singh and recalled how everyone went completely silent around him. Bhaji said: “I used to walk into the dressing room and everyone would go silent, but that was out of respect, not fear.” They also mentioned that Zaheer Khan, who used to be called the Greek God in the past, would also get a lot of attention, just like Yuvi. Interestingly, Anushka Sharma acted opposite Ranveer Singh in her debut film, Band Baaja Baarat. The two also worked together in the directorial of Maneesh Sharma Ladies vs Ricky Bahl.