Lekha as Mandira Bedi in real life

Lekha Washington, the former SS Music VJ and previous heroine of Simbu's Kettavan will take on the role of a cricket commentator in real life. The young actress was to make her debut in Tamil Cinema with Silambarasan's Kettavan, which has shelved few months ago for unknown reasons and she is currently acting in Jeyam Kondaan with Vinay.

This bold and beautiful young lady is now being roped in to anchor the Indian Premier League Twenty 20 programme. She is part of the commentary team that has big names like Rameez Raja, Ajay Jadeja, Arun Lal, Lakshman Sivaramakrishnan and other former international cricketers.

Starting her new role from Bangalore Match, the actress will continue to anchor the matched for the rest of the season. Though it was her maiden match as a commentator, she compered the match and did as good a job as Mandira Bedi gelling well with the veterans at her side. She will take interviews and compile the days important events in the matches live in the forthcoming matches.