Oct 5, 2023, 11:48 AM IST

7 must-watch Indian films on Cricket World Cup

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The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is set to begin later today and the whole of cricketing world is excited

Given India’s craze for cricket, the tournament has found central place in several Indian films over the years

MS Dhoni The Untold Story, the biopic of the former Indian men's captain, included the 2011 World Cup in its climax

Kabir Khan’s 83 told the story of how Kapil Dev’s underdog team beat West Indies to win the 1983 World Cup

Nivin Pauly-starrer 1983 deals with how India’s first World Cup win changed one man’s life

Based on the eponymous novel, The Zoya Factor is about a reluctant lucky charm who helps Indian team win a World Cup

Shabaash Mithu, Indian women’s captain Mithali Raj’s biopic, features Team India’s journey in the 2017 Women’s World Cup

The Tamil film I Love You Da is the fictional tale of a cricketer who foils match fixers’ plans to fix an India-Pakistan World Cup final

Crime drama World Cupp 2011 fictioinalises India’s win at the 2011 edition of the tournament

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