Shahid
Kapoor-starrer
Jersey
is
heading
to
Netflix
for
its
digital
release
on
May
20,
the
streaming
platform
announced
on
Tuesday.
A
Hindi
remake
of
National
Award-winning
Telugu
sports
drama
of
the
same
name,
Jersey
was
theatrically
released
on
April
22
after
multiple
delays
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Netflix
India
shared
the
release
date
announcement
on
its
official
Twitter
page.
"If
you
see
us
tearing
up,
it's
because
we
just
watched
Jersey
and
we
can't
wait
for
you
to
catch
it
too.
JERSEY
ARRIVES
ON
NETFLIX
ON
20TH
MAY,"
the
tweet
read.
Jersey
chronicles
the
story
of
a
talented
but
failed
cricketer
(Kapoor),
who
decides
to
return
to
the
field
in
his
late
30s
driven
by
the
desire
to
represent
the
Indian
men's
cricket
team
and
fulfil
his
son's
wish
for
a
jersey
as
a
gift.
Gowtam
Tinnanuri,
who
directed
the
2019
original
film
starring
Nani,
helmed
the
Hindi
adaptation
as
well.
Also
starring
Mrunal
Thakur
and
Pankaj
Kapur,
"Jersey"
is
presented
by
Allu
Arvind
and
backed
by
Aman
Gill,
Dil
Raju,
and
S
Naga
Vamsi.