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In an exclusive interview, Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey spoke about wanting to play the role of Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik in his biopic down the road, calling his life story “inspiring.” Vikrant Massey alluded to Dinesh Karthik, who was a part of the T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy wins of Team India, as a “phenomenal bloke,” with whom he admitted to already having a discussion about potentially doing the biopic on him.
Notably, Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from international cricket this past summer after playing 180 matches across formats for the Indian cricket team, including 26 Tests, 94 ODIs, and 64 T20Is. During his 18-year career at the international level, apart from winning a couple of ICC trophies, he was also instrumental in India’s last Test series win against England in England way back in 2007.
Dinesh Karthik hit a last ball six to win Nidahas Trophy final in 2018
His last ball six against Soumya Sarkar in the final of the Nidahas Trophy in 2018, to clinch an unlikely tournament victory is one of the best moments of Dinesh Karthik’s cricket career. The Chennai-born cricketer endured tough times in his personal and professional life during his playing days, but he managed to stay strong in the face of adversity, etching his name among some of the best cricketers in the country.
With that, Vikrant Massey’s revelation of wanting to do a biopic on Dinesh Karthik is quite compelling not just for their respective fans, but the cricket community in general. Whether the biopic on Dinesh Karthik with Vikrant Massey playing the lead role comes to the surface or not is anyone’s guess, but just the talk about this project has sent quite a positive message about how much cricket and Bollywood are intertwined with each other.
Moreover, in one of his recent posts on the social media platform X, Dinesh Karthik advocated for Varun Chakravarthy to be a member of the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. His comments came after the Indian spinner picked up a five-wicket haul, the first in his T20I career, during the second game of the four-match series against South Africa, which they ended up losing by three wickets.
