''Inside Edge'' is an Indian

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television series created by Karan Anshuman and released on

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. It premiered on 10 July 2017, and is the first

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-language series distributed by Amazon Originals. The series centers on the Mumbai Mavericks, a fictional T20 cricket team, whose owners operate a league-wide

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syndicate. ''Inside Edge'' stars an ensemble cast, featuring

Vivek Oberoi Vivek Anand Oberoi (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor and businessman. The son of actor Suresh Oberoi, he began acting in 2002 with starring roles in the Hindi crime film ''Company'' and romantic drama '' Saathiya''. His performances ...

, Richa Chada,

Siddhant Chaturvedi Siddhant Chaturvedi (born 29 April 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He starred as a teenage cricketer in the Amazon Prime Video series ''Inside Edge (TV series), Inside Edge'' from 2017 to 2019 and ventured into films with t ...

Tanuj Virwani Tanuj Virwani is an Indian actor and model active in the Bollywood industry. He is best known for his role of Vayu Raghavan in the 2017 Amazon Original television series ''Inside Edge''. He has also played integral roles in Alt Balaji's ''Cod ...

Angad Bedi Angad Singh Bedi (born 6 February 1983) is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut with ''Kaya Taran'' in 2004, an adaptation of a Malayalam short story by N. S. Madhavan, ''Vanmarangal Veezhumpol (When the Big Trees Fall)''. He ha ...

, Sayani Gupta,

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, and Sapna Pabbi, as well as

Manu Rishi Manu Rishi Chadha (born 3 January, 1971) is an Indian actor, lyricist, script and dialogue writer who works in Hindi films. Rishi is trained under theatre director Arvind Gaur for six years. He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award in 2009 for ...

, Amit Sial, Karan Oberoi, and Asha Saini. ''Inside Edge'' has received positive critical reception and was nominated for Best Drama series at 46th International Emmy Awards. The second season premiered on 6 December 2019. The show was also renewed for a third season that premiered on 3 December 2021.

Premise

Season 1

Inside Edge is the story of the Mumbai Mavericks, a T20 cricket franchise playing in the Powerplay League. Set in a landscape of conflicting interests, where selfishness is almost a virtue, where money and power go hand in hand, the series traces the ups and downs in the Powerplay league as the Mumbai Mavericks face ownership problems along with accusations of match fixing.

Season 2

In the next edition of the PPL, a volatile Vayu Raghavan leads the Mumbai Mavericks to face their biggest adversary yet, the Arvind Vashisht-led Haryana Hurricanes. But they must also counter colossal scandals that'll rock the world of cricket. In the sport's upper echelons, Zarina Malik (Richa) allies with Bhaisaab, but those in the shadows threaten to destroy the very game they seek to control.

Season 3

In the third season, the series moves on towards international cricket, with Vayu competing against Indian captain Rohit. Meanwhile, Dhawan swears revenge on Bhaisaab, and uses his alliance with Zarina to accomplish it.

Cast

Main

as Vikrant Dhawan, the owner of one of the world's leading sports management companies. (Season 1-present) *

Richa Chadda Richa Chadha (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut with a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008). Chadha's breakthrough came in 2012 with the crime film ''Gangs ...

as Zarina Malik, a fading actress and co-owner of the Mumbai Mavericks. (Season 1–present) *

as Vayu Raghavan, the moody, hothead star player and later captain of the Mavericks, and Mantra's boyfriend. (Season 1–present) *

as Prashant Kanaujia, a

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fast bowler who joins the Mavericks, and befriends Vayu. (Season 1–2) *

as Arvind Vashishth, an ex-international player and the captain of the Mavericks, who later becomes captain of the Haryana Hurricanes. (Season 1–2) * Sayani Gupta as Rohini Raghavan, Vayu's sister and the chief analyst of the Mavericks, and later, the Hurricanes and Indian Team. (Season 1–present) *

as Yashvardhan Patil/Bhaisahab, the President of Indian Cricket Board and the founder of the PowerPlay League. (Season 2–3) * Sapna Pabbi as Mantra Patil, co-owner of Mumbai Mavericks, Yashvardhan's daughter, and Vayu's girlfriend. (Season 2–present) *

Akshay Oberoi Akshay Oberoi (born 1 January 1985) is an American actor of Indian descent, who works in Hindi films. After making his acting debut as a child in the 2002 comedy-drama '' American Chai'', Oberoi played his first leading role in Rajshri Product ...

as Rohit Shanbagh, captain of Indian Cricket Team. (Season 3–present) *

Sidhant Gupta Sidhant Gupta (born 23 April 1989) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television and films. He made his film debut in 2012 with ''Tutiya Dil'' and starred in Zee TV's soap opera ''Tashan-e-Ishq'' (2015–2016) as well as in the ...

as Imaad Akbar (Season 3–present)

Recurring

* Amit Sial as Devender Mishra, an off-spinner who dislikes Prashant, and follows the same career path as Arvind. (Season 1–3) *

as Manoharlal Handa, a rich, eccentric businessman and owner of the Haryana Hurricanes. (Season 1–3) * Karan Oberoi as Imtiaz Khan, an actor and Zarina's ex-boyfriend. (Season 1–3) * Flora Saini as Ayesha Dewan, Handa's partner and a power broker. She later becomes owner of the Bangalore Blitzers. (Season 1–present) * Akashdeep Arora as Tanay, a team analyst for the Mavericks. (Season 1–2) * Gaurav Sharma as Moses Alexander, Ex India Wicketkeeper and the head coach of the Mavericks after Niranjan Suri. (Season 1–2) *

Vidya Malvade Vidya Malvade (born 2 March 1973) is an Indian actress. Early life Malvade was born on 2 March 1973 in Maharashtra, India. She is the niece of veteran actress Smita Patil. She has two sisters. Career Vidya started her career as an air hostess ...

as Tisha Chopra, an ex-India International and bowling coach of the Haryana Hurricanes. (Season 2) *

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as Meera Nagpal, a journalist and Vayu's ex-girlfriend. (Season 1) * Natasha Suri as Mysterious Lady, associate to Vikrant Dhawan and Yashvardhan Patil/Bhaisahab. (Season 1) * Luke Kenny as Wolfgang Hummels, an anti-doping official. (Season 2–3) * Himanshi Choudhry as Sudha Dhawan, Vikrant's wife. (Season 1–present) * Elli Avram as Sandy, Cheerleader of Mumbai Mavericks and Prashant's girlfriend. (Season 2) *

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as Craig Litner, vice-captain of the Mavericks. (Season 1) * Ogunro Gbolabo Lucas as Dwight Johnson, a fast bowler for the Mavericks. (Season 1–2) * Aahana Kumra as Shahana Vashishth, Arvind's estranged wife. (Season 1) *

Sanjay Suri Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer. He comes from an affluent business family of Punjabis. He had a supporting role in '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)'', acted in '' Jhankaar Beats'', and co-produced and acted ...

as Niranjan Suri, the head coach of the Mavericks. (Season 1) * Abhishek Banerjee as Drug Dealer. (Season 1) * Manuj Sharma as K. R. Raghunath, Wicketkeeper and Opening Batsman of Mavericks. (Season 1) * Jitin Gulati as Pritish, Vikrant's right hand man later revealed to be Bhaisahab's man. (Season 1–present) * Chirag Sethi as Anees Iqbal, key batsman cricketer of Mumbai Mavericks, later revealed as a fixer batsman playing under Dhawan. (Season 1) * Sunny Hinduja as Sultan Ali Khan,

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. (Season 3) *

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as Prime Minister of India (season 3) *

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as Azeem Khan, Coach (Season 3) * Ankur Rathee as Allen Manezes, gay rights lawyer and love of Rohit Shanbagh (season 3) *

Dalip Tahil Dalip Tahil (born Dalip Tahilramani; 30 October 1952) is an Indian people, Indian film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his work in ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Raja (1995 film), Raja'' (1995), ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993) and ' ...

as Judge Roy (Season 3)
Prasanna Ketkar
as Yashwardhan and Vikrant's father (Season 3) * Ankith Madhav as Doshi (Season 2)

Series overview

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2019)

Season 3 (2021)

Reception

The series has received critical acclaim for performance and storyline. The acting performance of

, Vivek Oberoi, Tanuj Virvani, Richa Chadha, Sayani Gupta and Angad Bedi has been especially praised.

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called the series "perfectly cast and technically first rate".

The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight y ...

praised the performance of all actors saying that "web-series packs interesting punch shouldered by some honest performances" and also stated that the shows quality hasn't been compromised just because web series is a far smaller medium than films. Firstpost positively reviewed the series saying "the characters are so seamlessly integrated into the narrative that it does not feel like a make believe world".

Accolades

References

External links

Official website

Official Indian website
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