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Cricket is a great game as it provides a great deal of entertainment to lovers of the game. In case the cricketers fail to amuse you with their game, they can always resort to their Bollywood dream to entertain movie lovers. What we are talking about here is the concept of cricketers turning into actors. Given below is a list of those cricketers who have turned into actors as a follow-up to their successful/unsuccessful cricketing careers. Salil Ankola Following his not-so-successful run on the cricket field, Salil Ankola made his appearance in movies like 'Kurukshetra', 'Pitaah' and 'Chura Liya Hai Tumne'. He couldn't taste much success in Bollywood and later turned to the small screen with significant roles in various shows like 'Karam Apna Apna' Vinod Kambli Vinod Kambli shared a great rapport with Sachin Tendulkar and followed him into the Indian cricket team. He cricket journey was successful but short-lived with two double centuries and two ce

Looks like Lady Gaga is all set to do a Kylie Minogue! If all goes as planned, we could soon be seeing the 'Poker Face' singer groove with Shah Rukh Khan in a 'Ra.One' music video! The latest buzz is that King Khan is extremely keen for the American pop sensation to make an appearance in his much awaited home production. The rumours were further fuelled when the singer let slip to a US news channel that she might be heading India's way. When asked specifically about her plans, Lady Gaga said, "Can't disclose, but it's a collaboration with some local people." Apparently, Shah Rukh got in touch with Gaga through her mentor and 'Lonely' singer Akon, who's worked on a music track for 'Ra.One'. A reliable source reveals, "Lady Gaga is the biggest international act in the world right now. If she agrees to do Ra.One it would be a huge asset for the film. Akon has already bounced the idea to Gaga's management and her team. Whi

Andrew Strauss led from the front with a brilliant captain's innings  © AFP Enlarge Related Links Analysis :  India exposed in flawed thriller Analysis :  Strauss and Bresnan make it special for England Players/Officials:  Tim Bresnan  |  Stuart Broad  |  Virender Sehwag |  Andrew Strauss  |  Sachin Tendulkar  |  Michael Yardy Matches:  India v England at Bangalore Series/Tournaments:  ICC Cricket World Cup Teams:  England  |  India On an evening that simply beggared belief, England tied with India in an incredible finale in Bangalore.  Andrew Strauss  was England's inspiration, producing an extraordinary 158 from 145 balls, the highest score by an English batsman in World Cup history, as England threatened the unthinkable, and set off in full pursuit of India's seemingly unobtainable total of 338 - a score that had been made possible by a brilliant 120 from  Sachin Tendulkar . Such was the clarity of Strauss's strokeplay and the passivity of India's attack,

Misbah-ul-Haq steered Pakistan through the middle overs and surged at the end  © AFP Enlarge Related Links Analysis :  Afridi's record, and the advantage of batting first Analysis :  Familiar rivals line up in big contest News :  Pakistan mull three specialist bowlers News :  Sri Lanka wary of "dangerous" Pakistan Matches:  Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) Series/Tournaments:  ICC Cricket World Cup Teams:  Pakistan  |  Sri Lanka Anyone out there who still thinks Pakistan are not dangerous contenders for the World Cup? With tremendous poise and skill in the middle overs, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan propelled Pakistan, who were on a tricky 105 for 2 in the 21st over, to a strong 277, before Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akthar produced bits of magic to derail the chase. Chamara Silva threatened to pull off a thrilling heist with a flurry of boundaries, and Nuwan Kulasekara made one heroic last-ditch effort to reduce the equation to 18 runs from the final over. Uma

Feb 24 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly killing his eight-year-old daughter after she resisted his attempt to rape her in the district here, police said. The victim, a student of class three, had gone missing since November 28 last year and a report had been filed with the police in the connection, they said. The police yesterday recovered a decomposed body of a girl near a railway crossing here, which was later identified by the victim's mother. The father of the girl first tried to rape her and later strangulated the minor to death when she resisted him and then dumped her body near a tree, they said. Victim's mother alleged that her daughter was last seen with her father near a railway track before she went missing. He had been sexually harassing the girl for a long time, she alleged.

Shane Watson, along with Brad Haddin, put Australia on course for victory in Nagpur  © Getty Images Enlarge Related Links Players/Officials:  Mitchell Johnson  |  Brett Lee  |  Nathan McCullum  |  Shaun Tait  |  Daniel Vettori Matches:  Australia v New Zealand at Nagpur Series/Tournaments:  ICC Cricket World Cup Teams:  Australia  |  New Zealand A flamboyant Brad Haddin and an imperious Shane Watson charged Australia close to inflicting a crushing defeat on New Zealand in Nagpur. It was carnage from the Australian openers. Brad Haddin punctuated his violent hits with some sweetly-timed drives to waltz through to a half-century while Watson heaved, slugged, muscled, thumped and carved his way to a merry fifty. The best shot of the day came from Haddin when he unfurled a gorgeous drive, straight against Nathan McCullum. He leaned forward to an off break to caress it through extra cover, a shot out of the Damien Martyn school of batting. Haddin reserved his violence for Tim Southe