Taapsee Pannu has been signed to play the skipper for Viacom18 Studios’ Shabaash Mithu, based on the life of Indian skipper Mithali Raj. Taapsee will be training under coach Nooshin Al Khadeer to perfect her stance as a professional cricketer. The film is being directed by Rahul Dholakia. It is written by Priya Aven.