What if the characters of Lagaan were to be portrayed by actual cricketers?

Lagaan is one of the best movies in the history of Bollywood. The 2001 blockbuster was about a small village that gained its independence from the Britishers by defeating them in a cricket match. Aamir Khan, who played the character of Bhuvan, inspired the entire village to play a game of cricket and drive the Britishers out of their village after beating.

Now, just imagine if the characters in Lagaan were played by our Indian cricketers. Here is what The Cricket Lounge’s Vaibhav Sharma thinks:

Bhuvan- Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Just like Bhuvan, MS Dhoni is very brave and he leads from the front. Dhoni backs his boys and gives them enough opportunities to showcase their talent. Dhoni is also a brilliant finisher with the bat. Just imagine MS Dhoni finishing off the Lagaan match with a helicopter shot!

Deva- Virat Kohli

Aggressive batsmen who believe in playing their cricket with aggression. Punjabis to the core and it is very difficult to keep them calm, specially while playing cricket.

Bagha- Ashish Nehra

This selection is purely based on Ashish Nehra’s fielding skills. Just like Bagha, Nehra finds it very difficult to catch the ball.

Ishwar Kaka- Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar, one of the best batsmen in the history of Test cricket, is the best man to play Ishawar Chacha. This will also give this generation a chance to see the original ‘Little Master’ batting in the middle.