Taapsee Pannu Hails 'Inspiring' Mithali Raj for Getting Khel Ratna Award
News 18Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu has heaped praises on Mithali Raj, who is the first-ever Indian woman cricketer to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Read: What is Sport, But Theatre of a Different Kind – A Look at 2 Contrasting, Yet, Similar Worlds of Movies, Sports Posting a video of the women’s cricket team captain being bestowed the honour by President Ram Nath Kovind, Taapsee tweeted: “Just by hearing this exhaustingly long introduction of her accolades I feel she actually deserves a series made on her, not just a film.” She added: “So inspiring.” The actress has wrapped up shooting for Shabaash Mithu. Read: Taapsee Pannu Starrer Shabaash Mithu to Hit Theatres on February 2022 Ahead of Women’s Cricket World Cup Alongside the image, she wrote: “8 ki thi jab kisi ne ek sapna dikhaya tha ki ek din ayega jab cricket sirf gentleman’s game nahi hoga. #WomenInBlue” Just by hearing this exhaustingly long introduction of her accolades I feel she actually deserve a series made on her n not just a film 😁 so so inspiring @M_Raj03 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾#WomanInBlue 🙏🏽 #KhelRatnaAward pic.twitter.com/PszJZXKbIi— taapsee pannu November 13, 2021 In translation, Taapsee’s caption reads: “I was eight when someone made me dream of the day when cricket would not be only a gentleman’s game.