Cricket is one of the most popular sports of the world so it is quite obvious that good cricketers earn not just a good amount of money but name and fame as well. There have been times when we have come across doppelgangers of some cricketers but have you noticed that some cricketers have celebrity lookalikes?
Well, in this article, we will let you about those cricketers who have their celebrity lookalikes:
1. Dale Steyn – Francesco Totti:
Dale Steyn, the former South African cricketer who had the reputation of troubling batters with this fierce and lethal pace bowling, shares striking resemblance in regard to looks with former Italian professional footballer Francesco Totti.
Francesco Totti is known for playing for only one club in his entire career, AS Roma and for Italian National team. He is the second highest goal scorer (250) in the history of the Italian league and the sixth highest scoring (316) Italian in all the competitions.
2. Chris Lynn – Johnny Sins:
Chris Lynn is an Australian cricketer who is known for his hard-hitting and explosive batting style. He was also one of those first cricketers who chose to bid goodbye to red-ball cricket in order to focus more on white ball cricket. As far as his facial features and appearance is concerned, he and adult movie star Johnny Sins have many similarities.
Johnny Sins is a very famous adult movie star whose real name is Steven Wolfe and he is not just an actor but a director and a YouTuber as well.
3. Herschelle Gibbs – Vin Diesel:
The former South African cricketer has played for his country for 14 years and other than being a wonderful opener, he was also a magnificent fielder. Herschelle Gibbs is completely bald and doesn’t keep moustache and beard and this look of the cricketer is quite similar to that of Hollywood actor Vin Diesel.
Vin Diesel, the famous actor, has worked in many movies but he is best known for this work in the Fast & Furious franchise and he is certainly one of the highest grossing actors of Hollywood.
4. James Anderson – David Walton:
James Anderson is one of the greatest players as the record for the most test wickets by a pacer is in his name. Anderson has taken 690 wickets in 183 test matches which also include 32 fifers in an innings and he is also the first ever batter to remain not out in test matches on 100 instances. Many feel that the English cricketer, James Anderson looks a little similar to American actor David Walton.
David Walton, the actor has worked in many TV shows but he is best known for his role of Liam Connor in television sitcom, Cracking Up (2004).
5. AB de Villiers – Jason Statham:
The former South African cricketer AB de Villiers is called a living legend by his fans and he is undoubtedly one of the greatest batters of all times. He started his career as a wicketkeeper-batter but for the majority part of his career, he played as a batter and was known for his innovative approach when it came to playing unorthodox and unconventional shots. Because of his non-traditional style of playing and his ability to play shots in all the directions, he was nicknamed as Mr. 360 degree. AB de Villiers bears resemblance with the famous actor Jason Statham.
Jason Statham, the English actor is mostly seen in action movies and the roles that he plays are mostly violent and rough. He is one of the most bankable stars of Hollywood and one of the most popular actors of the present times as well.
6. Virat Kohli – Ahmed Shehzad:
The Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the best cricketers of the world and his contribution towards the Indian cricket is immense. He has many lookalikes but there is one Pakistani cricketer who was also termed as a lookalike of Virat Kohli. We are talking about Ahmed Shehzad, both the cricketers made their international debut almost at the same time but Virat Kohli went on to become one of the greatest of all times and Ahmed Shehzad got dropped after playing for some years.
Ahmed Shehzad has stated in an interview that he would also have performed well like Virat Kohli in his career provided he had got support from his seniors in the same manner as Virat Kohli got from MS Dhoni.
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