Former Indian cricketer and Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina is all set to make his acting debut in a Tamil film directed by filmmaker Logan, NDTV reported.

The film, which will revolve around cricket, is being produced by Saravana Kumar under the banner of Dream Knight Stories, a new production house officially launched on Friday evening in Chennai.

CSK all-rounder Shivam Dube, known for his pinch-hitting role, unveiled the production house’s name and logo at the event.

Raina, who is currently vacationing with his family in Amsterdam, joined the event via video call.

Speaking during the event, Raina expressed his excitement and said he had hoped to attend in person but could not make it due to late notice.

When asked why he chose to make his acting debut in Tamil and with DKS, Raina explained, ‘I think DKS has a good director and first of all when the director told me the story, it was very close to us. Then being a cricket movie, it has to start from Tamil Nadu because we have been playing a lot of matches for CSK over the years and they have a lot of love, liking and a lot of affection.’

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In a lighter moment, Raina was asked what kind of actor he would be, following a similar question posed to Shivam Dube, who had earlier joked that he would have been a romantic hero if not a cricketer.

Raina responded, ‘I think I will be a very good singer. Having a guitar in my hand. Making a nice dosa for my team mates. Enjoy having rasam rice. I will be chilled out. No stress.’

He added with a laugh, ‘He (Shivam Dube) can be a romantic actor, I can be a romantic singer. So, we can gel along.’