Meet the 10 female athletes who appeared in the Nike ad with Deepika Padukone

5) Ishita Malaviya

Ishita’s surfing skills have got her to feature in the new Nike ad

Ishita Malaviya is a huge inspiration for many young Indian surfers who want to go international with their sport. She is the only woman surfer from India who is recognised worldwide. The Indian surfer has a dream of making the Indian coastline an ideal venue for surfers and she runs a surf club named Shark Surf Club in coastal Karnataka and is helped by her husband.

In the advertisement, Ishita is seen standing alone in a training room where she is ready to face the challenges ahead of her. She is also seen grooving to the beats of the music. Ishita has been included in the video for the way she has broken the stereotype of Indians not taking part in the surfing culture.