(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) E 38-year-old was present at a press conference in Mumbai to introduce his Kabaddi team Jaipur Pink Panthers a franchise of the Pro Kabaddi League.Abhishek Bachchan says if he gets an opportunity he would love to do a biopic on cricketer Yuvraj Singh whose career graph and fighting spirit as a cancer survivor the actor believes can make for an inspirational tale. The 38-year-old was present at a press conference in Mumbai to introduce his Kabaddi team Jaipur Pink Panthers a franchise of the Pro Kabaddi League. Asked which sportsperson’s biopic he would love to do Abhishek said: “I would love to do Yuvraj Singh’s biopic. I think Yuvraj has had a fantastic life. He is a warrior.
“I would have loved to say Kapil Dev Sunil Gavaskar M.S. Dhoni or Sachin Tendulkar or Sourav Ganguly but I love the career graph of Yuvi. He has got a fantastic career graph.”
Yuvraj a cancer survivor became a star overnight when he hit six sixes in a single over at the 2007 World Twenty20 against England. His life journey has been an eventful one and worthy of a film.
Having started his career from the Punjab Under-16s at the age of 13 he entered international cricket in 2003. Recently he smashed a century at the bicentenary match at Lord’s. “All the things he had to fight against getting selected at the young age being a young superstar then being dropped from the team fighting cancer and then coming back... so I think as a performance Yuvi’s character will be great” added Abhishek who is a sports buff himself.
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