World Cup 2023 is underway, but there’s something else that might interest cricket fans now. Playing on the big screen is Sri Lankan cricketer Mutthiah Muralitharan’s biopic, titled 800.
This 159-minute flick starts off with both sports and drama: Murali (played by Madhur Mittal) needs a few wickets to hit the magical 800 mark in his last Test, but some stubborn batting by the Indian tailenders and menacing bowling by Malinga at the other almost threatens to take away from the celebrations. There’s some rain as well earlier in the match. It’s probably the sporting equivalent of Rajinikanth’s introduction sequence in Thalapathi, where the actor — drenched in rain — takes on some bad guys.
If cricket isn’t about romance and drama, what is?
