Sports stars and their famous lookalikes
They are nowhere related to each other, but still share uncanny resemblance in looks. Here are a few sportspersons and their lookalikes.
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Taylor Lautner and Kris Humphries: While Lautner is known for his wolf act in the Twilight series, the latter is more popular as Kim Kardashian's husband. And if you are looking for a reason why these two have made it to our list, well, Humphries is also an American basketball player who last played for New Jersey Nets. In 2011, he became an unrestricted free agent.
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Rafael Nadal and Josh Hartnett: These two guys make the girls go weak in their knees. Nadal's powerful shots on the tennis court and cool demeanor off it make him everyone's favourite. Hartnett, on the other hand, had all girls in tears for his portrayal of Captain Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor.
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Mohammad Ali and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: When French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hogged the limelight at the 2008 Australian Open after beating Roger Federer, people couldn't help but notice how much he resembled former boxing star Mohammad Ali. No wonder he has been nicknamed after the Olympic gold-medallist.
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Kevin Pietersen and Matt Dillon: Perhaps nobody noticed the similarities these two shared till KP was sported the moustache during the Ashes Series last year. His smile quickly reminded all of Matt Dillon as Pat Healy from the movie There's Something About Mary.
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Eric Dane and Marat Safin: You can blame it on the picture composition, but otherwise also the former World No. 1 from Russia, who bid goodbye to tennis in 2009, looks very much like Eric Dane, who is known for his role of Dr Mark Sloan in Grey's Anatomy.
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Nathan Bracken and Amelie Mauresmo: Had they not been popular and from different countries, they could have been mistaken as twins. Former French player Amelie Mauresmo looks very much like Australian pace bowler Nathan Bracken. While she retired from tennis in 2009, Bracken quit cricket in January this year due to chronic knee injury.
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Alastair Cook and Kaka: Now this is a rare combination. When we talk about Cook and Kaka, it's not only about dark hair and deep eyes. While one is a cricketer and the other one a footballer, both are exceptionally good with their skills and are known for their conduct on and off the field. Dopplegangers in every sense.
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David Villa and Damien Martyn: Spanish soccer star David Villa reminds us of Australian cricketer Damien Martyn. Interestingly, both have been members of the World Cup winning squads of their countries in their respective sports. While Villa played a crucial role in Spain's FIFA title win in 2010, Martyn was part of Australia's World Cup wins in 1999 and 2003.
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Salman Butt and Cesc Fabregas: Another cricketer-footballer combo but not in the same league of Cook and Kaka. While all's fine with Fabregas (after all he has signed a 34 million euros deal with Barcelona), Butt is serving a ban for his alleged involvement in spot-fixing.
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Shane Bond and Noah Wyle: The former fast bowler from New Zealand would be happy to be named alongside Noah Wyle, who was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People magazine in 2001. Wyle, best known for his role as Dr John Truman Carter in ER, had portrayed the role of Steve Jobs in the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. Bond, on the other hand, traumatized batsmen with his pace and accuracy. Unfortunately, recurrent injuries forced the Kiwi speedster to hang his boots.