In today's time, many female anchors are seen on the cricket field. However, such a sight was not seen about 20 years ago. But during that period, a famous Bollywood actress worked as a cricket presenter. But his experiences were very bad and unforgettable. Here we are talking about Mandira Bedi. Mandira Bedi has recently shared her bad experiences of the 2003 World Cup. He told that the legendary cricketers did not even talk to him properly and kept staring at him. She used to cry every day after the live telecast.

Mandira faced gender discrimination

Mandira made many big revelations on famous Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor's show 'What Women Want'. She told that she also had to face gender discrimination during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Mandira said, 'Now there is a place for women in cricket or sports telecast. But when you are the first person to do this, people look at you through a big magnifying lens. They investigate. They make comments about you and tell you that you don't deserve to be there. What is she doing? Why is she discussing cricket?

Veteran cricketers used to stare

Mandira Bedi further said, 'But the channel included me on the board to ask questions. They wanted to get a new audience and that is why they included me. It was difficult in the beginning because the acceptance was very less. When you sit on a panel and talk to veterans, it is a different language. When you sit on the sofa watching a cricket match and talking about it, it is one thing, but when the cameras are on you, you have to speak their language.

In a conversation with Kareena, Mandira further said, 'I asked a veteran, 'What do you think about xyz cricketer? He stared at me and, as usual, replied something else. I again said, 'But sir, you did not answer my question.' It was live TV, what could anyone do? I was finally getting my answers and people were accepting and respecting me.

Mandira used to cry every day after the telecast

During the 2003 World Cup, Mandira had to cry every day. He said, 'There was a lot of burden on my mind in the first week. I was very worried and nervous. When the red light of the camera lit up, I would remain silent. I didn't even believe that I belonged there. I just wanted to be accepted. I just wanted them to be happy being around me. People should just accept me, love me and keep me around. According to the actress, she used to cry every day after the live telecast.