Shreyanka Patil has spoken up about the trolling she has experienced as a result of sharing reels and videos on social media. The Indian women’s cricket player recently posted a video of herself dancing to Sunidhi Chauhan’s song “Babli Badmaash Hai,” which is featured in the 2013 Bollywood movie Shootout at Wadala.
The 24-year-old denied that trolling influences her perspective or choices and professed confidence in her selections. She underlined that she is still at ease with her public persona and that both praise and criticism are beneficial to her.
On social media, the video drew backlash and mocking. At the Karnataka Roundtable on Wednesday, August 26, Shreyanka told India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai that she does not see the attention negatively and that both praise and criticism keep people talking about her.
While speaking at an India Today event, Shreyanka said, “I mean, honestly, it gives me a lot of attention. People are actually seeing me and saying, ‘Oh, she’s doing so well.’ Whether you troll me, criticise me or appreciate me, I think it’s all for my good. I don’t see trolls as trolls because I love what I’m doing. I love being on Instagram, I love dancing, and I love wearing the dresses I want to wear.”
She further added, “I’m not shy about saying that because I’m comfortable with who I am. I’m comfortable dancing to any song and doing what makes me happy. I love doing what I love, and trolls are just going to remain trolls. They’re probably just jealous that I’m doing well.”
Patil has faced many physical obstacles in his return to cricket. She rolled her ankle while fielding in the fifth over of India’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 encounter against the Netherlands at Headingley. She suffered another setback with this injury at the major event, having returned to international cricket earlier in 2026 after a 16-month hiatus.
She added, “Actually, what changed my life after this injury was watching Operation Safed Sagar. After the injury during the World Cup, I told my coach, who was sitting right here, that I didn’t want to play cricket anymore. I was done with it.”
While concluding the cricketer said, I kept asking myself, ‘Why me? Why am I getting injured so many times?’ I don’t want to get emotional, but those feelings are still inside me. I wondered why I should play cricket just to keep getting injured. But then I watched this series, and it completely changed my perspective. I realised that there, even with one second here and there, you can give your life for your country. But here, whether you fail or do well, you can wake up and play on the field again. There’s nothing like that—you can have a bad day and still wake up and play the same sport you love.”
