<span class=normal><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Bollywood is surely making its way felt in the world of cricket, what with top stars like SRK, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta and Juhi Chawla going all out to promote cricketing world’s latest extravaganza IPL.<br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>While cricket is considered to be a religion in India, the craze for the silver-screen stars and the fan following which they enjoy is also not far behind. In fact this very sangam of the cricketing world and showbiz is among the biggest draws of IPL. <br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>While the who’s who of Bollywood is now seen on the cricket field cheering their favorite teams, not so long ago, we even had a kind of role-reversal where some of our past and current cricketers tried their hand at acting. While few of them did generate some curiosity pre-release, most failed to create any impact once the film released. With cricket indeed being the flavor of the season Bollywood Hungama looks at some cricketers who have been bitten by the Bollywood bug. <br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Ajay Jadeja: This good-looking cricketer had a good career going for him until he got embroiled in the match-fixing controversy along with Azharuddin, Manoj Prabhakar and some others. Making a comeback after that was always going to be a Herculean task and hence the flamboyant all-rounder decided to put his good looks to use and try his hand at acting. He debuted in Khel along side Sunil Shetty, Celina Jaitley and Sunny Deol. The movie sank without a trace and Ajay soon realized ki, ‘filmy hero banna har kisi ka khel nahin’ </span><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>