Anushka Sharma preps up for her upcoming titled Chakda Xpress

For the upcoming biopic Chakda Xpress, Anushka Sharma will be seen playing the role of cricketer Jhulan Goswami. The actor has now shared the pictures of herself bowling at the nets. She  is currently busy preparing for the film which requires her to ace her bowling skills since Jhulan holds a record for the highest number of wickets taken in Women's One Day International cricket.

Anushka posted on her Instagram, alongside a close-up shot of her clutching a ball and a picture of her in motion. She wrote, “Grip by grip #prep #ChakdaXpress."Jhulan Goswami commented on her post with a thumbs up icon and the words "Very nice." 

Fans went crazy just after the actress uploaded the pictures. Tagging cricketer Smriti Mandhana a fan wrote, "@smriti_mandhana you got a competitor now." Another one said,“Behn jii zara do teen over bhaiya jii ko bhi karo thoda practice ho jaega (Sister, please bowl 2-3 overs for Virat Kohli also, he can practice).” A fan even suggested an alternate title for the film, calling it “Anushka Express.”

Anushka will soon be leaving for the United Kingdom to begin filming for the film. "Chakda Xpress will have a very crucial shooting schedule in the United Kingdom," a source stated, "as no stone will be left unturned to make this film the biggest athletic film on an Indian lady sports legend." Anushka will be filming in the United Kingdom for nearly a month.

Anushka calls the film "an underdog story" in the history of Indian cricket. In a statement she said, 

At a time when Jhulan decided to become a cricketer and make her country proud on the global stage, it was very tough for women to even think of playing the sport. This film is a dramatic retelling of several instances that shaped her life and also women’s cricket

- Anushka Sharma

Chakda Xpress will release on Netflix .The film will be directed by Prosit Roy and produced by Anushka Sharma and her brother Karnesh Sharma's Clean Slate Filmz.