Actress Mrunal Thakur says as a cricket fan, ‘Was madly in love with Virat Kohli’

Mrunal Thakur talked about her love for sports and now her new sports based film Jersey.

2021 if not success in anything else, has not disappointed in sports front. The nation performed it’d best at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and won not just medals but respect and glory for the nation. The most popular sport in India, with it’s cult fan base, Cricket, has also got people excited with clash going between India and England and coming T-20 World-cup championship.

The popular Hindi and Marathi actress Mrunal Thakur in conversation with ENews revealed that she has been a sports enthusiast and loves to watch cricket.

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The Toofan actress also revealed that her enthusiasm of sports led her to play basketball and her skills were so sharp that she has even been part of zonal matches. She also shared that she has interest in football and proudly proclaimed that she has been active when it comes to sports.

Sharing about her love for sports, she made a confession, that when it came to cricket she has always liked a player better, “There was a time when I was madly in love with Virat Kohli. I started liking cricket because of my brother who’s a big fan. I have fond memories of watching a match live at a stadium with him around five years ago. I remember I was wearing a blue jersey and cheering for team India. Cut to today, I am part of a cricket-based film like Jersey. It is such a happy coincidence.”

Like the rest of cricket fans, no one can deny Virat Kohli’s skill in the game and it’s no surprise that the actress started liking the game with captain Kohli slaying the other teams in the field. Mrunal will be seen in Jersey with actor Shahid Kapoor. And has also bagged a film with actor Ishaan Khatter called Pippa. And will also be seen in hindi remake of Thadam with Aditya Roy Kappor.