5 Cricketers Who Contested in Bigg Boss

There is a huge craze for Bigg Boss. The viewership of the controversial reality show is huge and sameis for cricket in India. Hence, we take a look at five cricketers who had tried their luck in the Bigg Boss house in the previous seasons.

Bigg Boss has completed 15 seasons and fans love it. This is probably the only reality show for which fans wait from the moment the previous season ends. It is the most-watched reality show on television. We see the craze for the show goes on increasing every year. Celebrities or even commoners who enter the Bigg Boss house become popular. The fans get to see their real personalities on the show. And every time we have noticed that they have one name of a cricketer who can be a part of the show.Well, even cricket has a massive fan following in India. Every year, we can find a few names of cricketers who appear on the show. This reminded us of those five cricketers who had entered the Bigg Boss house and clean bowled everyone. Here’s a look at them.

Sreesanth

Former cricketer and actor, Sreesanth was a part of India’s T20 World Cup and ICC World Cup squads who won in 2007 and 2011 respectively. He was banned from international cricket following the spot fixing incident in 2013. So in this time interval he switched his focus to acting and in this process he tried his luck in Bigg Boss. He entered Bigg Boss 12 and was runner-up. However, he was considered the strongest contestant of the season. He is now an actor who has retired from cricket. He has acted last in Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kadhal and he won the award for the best villain in KempeGowda 2.

Andrew Symonds

Late Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds had been a part of Bigg Boss season 5. In the show, he competed as a wild card contestant. During his 2 weeks stay in the house, he was very entertaining. In one of the episodes of the show, he interacted with Sunny Leone and proposed to Juhi Parmar with a famous Hindi song.

Navjot Singh Sidhu

Former cricketer, Navjot Singh Sidhu appeared in Bigg Boss 6. He was popularly known as Sixer Sidhu due to his six hitting abilities. He played well in the show and was a good entertainer but later had to leave the show because of his political commitments.

Vinod Kambli

Sachin’s childhood friend Vinod Kambli also participated in Bigg Boss 3. He came as a wild card contestant and spent only 15 days. He was quite entertaining. However, he could not win the show as he was eliminated after the audience’s vote.

Salil Ankola

Former cricketer, Salil Ankola wasn't a part of the Indian cricket team for a long time. He later chose to become an actor. He was a part of the first season of the show. However, he had to leave the show due to a contract with Balaji Telefilms in which he did not have the permit to work for other productions.