Taapsee Pannu Says She Found Out About Women’s Cricket Team In 2017: ‘I’m Embarrassed’

Taapsee Pannu has confessed that she was not aware of the existence of a women’s cricket team in India before 2017. She said she found out only when former cricketer Mithali Raj objected to a reporter’s question, saying that if any A male cricketer had once been asked about his favorite female cricketer. Also read: Taapsee Pannu jokes that she almost forgot she’s an actress: “I’ve tried badminton, volleyball, and even gali wala pithu”

The actor plays former cricketer Mithali Raj in his biopic, Shabaash Mithu. Directed by Srijit Mukerji, the film hits big screens on July 15 and will be Taapsee’s first theatrical release after her 2020 film Thappad. The actress said she was ’embarrassed by the fact’ that she didn’t know about the women’s team. until five years ago.

Taapsee told Filmfare in an interview: “I must confess that I only found out that we also have a women’s cricket team in 2017. I found out very late and that too because of a statement he made in the media when he was asked who his cricket player was. Favorite male cricket. When I read that statement, I knew that she is the captain of our women’s team and that we even have a team. I’m embarrassed by the fact that I didn’t know we had a team before that.”

Taapsee also called Shabaash Mithu her most difficult film yet, saying, “I was so excited that I said yes at the time. But while I was training, I was wondering: why the hell didn’t I play cricket when I was younger? Why couldn’t I choose to make a normal movie?

Written by Priya Aven, Shabaash Mithu is a coming-of-age story that also focuses on Mithali Raj’s role in the growth of women’s cricket in India. It not only celebrates the patron’s achievements, but also addresses pertinent issues facing female athletes.