Films Such As ‘Shabaash Mithu’ Motivate Young Girls To Become Cricketers – Harmanpreet Kaur

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On Saturday, November 19, India Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket Crew skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that the biopics of ladies cricketers akin to ‘Shabaash Mithu’ encourage younger ladies to take up cricket or different sports activities as a profession.

Shabaash Mithu is a Hindi-language biographical sports activities drama movie primarily based on the lifetime of legendary India Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket Crew participant Mithali Raj. The movie, which is directed by Srijit Mukherji and produced by Viacom18 Studios, was launched on July 15, 2022.

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Talking to PTI, India Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket Crew captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who was in Kolkata to attend a vogue present, stated:

“Movies akin to ‘Shabaash Mithu’ encourage younger ladies to turn out to be cricketers or take up different sports activities as a profession. We all know how a lot onerous work goes behind realizing one’s goals. Such films assist the reason for ladies’s cricket in India.”

If there may be any proposal sooner or later, I’ll give it some thought – Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur, India — Harmanpreet Kaur. Picture Credit: Twitter

The 33-year-old additional stated that she hasn’t at the moment considered her biopic, but when any proposal comes sooner or later she will certainly give it some thought.

“If there may be any proposal sooner or later, I’ll give it some thought. However as of now, I haven’t actually considered it,” she stated.

Harmanpreet Kaur additionally stated that the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) is offering good assist to ladies’s cricket, which is “very encouraging for the ladies”. She additional stated:

“The mindset of oldsters has modified. Ladies can now take up sports activities as a profession. There’s cash and fame if you happen to excel. Acceptance for sportswomen has elevated considerably.”

Kaur has to date performed 3 Checks, 124 ODIs and 137 T20Is for the India Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket Crew. She has scored 3322 ODI runs, together with 5 centuries and 17 half-centuries, and 2694 T20I runs, together with 1 century and eight half-centuries.