Ageism in sports

Every Indian movie with a sports theme follows the same rah-rah template of the underdog climbing to the top despite numerous obstacles

In this hectic world of ours, an individual's validation in society somehow seems to hinge on how much they achieved at a young age. This truism gets even more accentuated in the world of spectator sports where one is basically considered a fossil for still being a professional after 35. This is why Gowtam Tinnanuri's Jersey is a timely reminder that age is just a number, even in the cutthroat world of sports.

This Telugu film is a fictional story of Ranji cricketer Arjun (Nani in sensational form) who gives up the sport in his mid-20s and wields the bat again