Akshay Kumar Backs Women in Blue, Says – “Same Jersey, Same Passion”

New Delhi: As excitement builds across the country for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has voiced his support for the Women in Blue, urging fans to rally behind the Indian women’s cricket team with the same passion shown for the men’s team. In a video released by JioStar, Akshay says, “Real support will come when we cheer for our women’s team just as much as we do for the men’s team.” Recalling the 2017 World Cup final, Akshay shared that he took a train from Scotland to watch the match and witnessed the immense passion of the women’s team. “That’s when I realized — there’s no gender in cricket. There’s only one jersey, one passion, and one team – Team India,” he said.

The video also features Akshay holding Vice-Captain Smriti Mandhana’s No. 18 jersey, symbolizing that whether it’s Virat Kohli or Smriti Mandhana – the jersey is the same, the passion is the same.