Irfan Pathan was a big match-winners for India in early and mid-2000s. He had ability to provide some vital breakthroughs with new ball in hand and worked in tandem along with likes of Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Laxmipathy Balaji, RP Singh, Munaf Patel, S Sreesanth, etc. to register some memorable matches for India. While injuries and poor form eventually got in way of him cementing his place in side, w, veteran all-rounder has cemented his place in an upcoming Tamil film and is all set to let his acting skills do talking.

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Irfan Pathan to make his acting debut

You have heard that right. After an impressive cricketing career, Irfan Pathan has tried his luck in commentary and as an expert analyst but w, he is all set to make his acting debut in a film starring superstar Vikram in lead role. movie which had been tentatively titled “Vikram 58” will be directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu and produced by  Lalith Kumar’s Seven Screen Studio. As per reports, musical maestro and Oscar-award winning music composer AR Rahman will be working on music of this film while Sivakumar Vijayan has been roped in as cinematographer. movie which is touted as an action-thriller will be shot in multiple locations across India and different countries. Meanwhile, Irfan's former Indian team-mate and co-commentator Harbhajan Singh is also set to make his Tamil movie debut in Dikkiloona starring Santhanam which is directed by Karthik Yogi and produced by KJR Studios and Soldiers Factory.

Irfan Pathan also confirmed news on social media by saying that he was looking forward to new venture as well as new challenge. 

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Cricketers who became actors

Apart from Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh, or cricketers who have tried ir luck in acting include likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja, Salil Ankola, Vid Kambli, Syed Kirmani,  S Sreesanth, etc. International cricketers include likes of Salim Durani, Mohsin Khan, Brett Lee, Nasser Hussain, Andrew Symonds, Kieron Pollard, Herschelle Gibbs, Shaun Tait, etc. 

Irfan Pathan's cricketing career

Irfan Pathan has represented India in 29 Tests, 102 One Day Internationals and 24 T20Is from 2003 to 2012. In his cricketing career which lasted for almost a decade, Pathan was a part of many of India's famous triumphs which include historic tour of Pakistan in 2003-04, ICC World T20 2007, Australian tri-series in 2007-08, ICC Champions Trophy 2013, etc. He had played his last international match against South Africa in ICC World T20 2012.  

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