Anushka Sharma to begin cricket training at Leeds for ‘Chakda Xpress’

For her next titled ‘Chakda Xpress’, which is inspired by the life and times of women cricket’s all-time greatest fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, Anushka Sharma is going to train in Leeds, UK, to prepare herself thoroughly before she shoots the intensive cricket portions of the film.

“Anushka is leaving no stone unturned to become Jhulan on screen. She will prepare her body, she will perfect her cricket skills extensively in Leeds from mid-August before she starts shooting the cricket portions of the film. She has always been a deeply committed artiste and she wants to do justice to the role at hand. She will prep thoroughly and put herself through rigorous training exercises before she shoots the key scenes right from end of August through September,” informs a trade source.

Anushka returns to the movies after three years (given the pandemic and her maternity break) to headline ‘Chakda Xpress’. The hugely-mounted film, which is tracing the glorious journey of one of the fastest female pacers in the history of world cricket, Jhulan, will showcase how the pacer moves up the ladder despite countless hindrances to fulfil her only dream: to play cricket.

Jhulan went on to captain the Indian women’s national cricket team and is a role model for aspiring cricketers in the country. In 2018, an Indian postage stamp was issued in her honour. Jhulan holds the world record for the highest number of wickets taken by a woman in an international career.

Anushka has started filming ‘Chakda Xpress’ which will be shot in India and UK and the actress has already put in months of preparation to get into the skin of the celebrated Indian fast bowler. It is being produced by Clean Slate Filmz.