Selection Day

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Based on the same-titled 2016 novel by Aravind Adiga, Selection Day is a sports drama television series in India that is currently streaming on Netflix. Starring Mohammad Samad, Yash Dholye, Karanvir Malhotra, Rajesh Tailang, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ratna Pathak Shah, Shiv Panditt, and Akshay Oberoi, the film was produced by Anil Kapoor and Anand Tucker and was adapted for television by Marston Bloom. The television show centres on the lives of two brothers, Radha and Manju, who are nurtured by their father, a devoted cricket fan, and encounter his adversary Javed.

In the prologue to the novel, a little kid explains the various flavours he tastes throughout his life, including his elder brother's sweat, which is the sweat of terror, and informs the storyteller that his brother has been attending cricket training with his father. The narrative then fast-forwards to selection day, three years from now, when new players will be recruited for competitive cricket teams. Manju shares a room in Mumbai with his father Mohan, older brother Radha, and brother Radha. Both of Mohan's sons have been participating in cricket training since they were very little due to his obsession with the game. They relocated to the city from a tiny town, but they are extremely impoverished, and their mother recently abandoned the family.

Mohan thinks his boys' success in cricket would lift the family out of poverty. He uses odd and bizarre training methods that he himself designed for the lads. Radha is preferred by Mohan, who wishes for him to surpass Manju as the greatest cricket hitter of all time. Due to their academic success, the boys are accepted into Ali Weinberg International School, where they can participate in the school's cricket team. There, Tommy-sir, a scout for the Mumbai Cricket Association, notices them.

The Kumars meet Anand Mehta, a wealthy guy, thanks to Tommy-sir. Mehta offers to provide for the family monetarily in exchange for a portion of their potential income if they grow into professional cricket players because he thinks the boys would become huge stars in the sport. The Kumars' lives are altered by the sponsorship agreement. They rehearse and save the money Mehta pays them for a year before they can afford to leave their gloomy one-room flat and move into a suburban home. Javed Ansari, a new boy, joins the school team. Although Radha is still regarded as the top student at the school, Javed is just as good as the Kumar boys.

Manju reveals to Javed that he aspires to be a researcher rather than a professional athlete since he has a secret desire to explore interests other than cricket. Manju is urged by Javed to follow his own aspirations rather than his father's because he admits that he is likewise uninterested in cricket. Manju, on the other hand, has exceptional physical talent and fears his competitive father. As a result, he plays cricket better than his brother over time and eventually surpasses him as a player. The school extends a scholarship to Manju. Radha starts to blatantly dislike his brother.

It's time for selection day when athletes can try out for the pros and potentially start their professional careers. Manju and Radha both try out; Manju does well and is chosen despite having little interest in cricket, while Radha, who has no other goals in life, struggles to control his fury and bitterness and performs poorly. In his rage, Radha attacks another player, and then escapes the city to avoid being apprehended by the authorities. Radha returns to the old family village.

Manju visits Javed's residence after being agitated and makes a vow to never play cricket once more. Manju receives consolation from Javed, and the boys grow very close. But just as they appear to be about to embrace, Manju gets a panic attack and flees. When he gets back home, he promises his father that he will keep playing.

Manju is chosen to participate in the Under-19 league and performs admirably for three years. He is subsequently chosen by the Mumbai pro team and continues to play for a while. Radha comes back from the countryside, but he accomplishes nothing while living in resentment and being supported by the money Manju gives him. The brothers are unrelated to their father in any way. Manju never had a true passion for cricket and had poor performance; at the age of 27, he was fired after being moved to a novelty league.

He is nonetheless employed by the Cricket Association as a talent scout. After failing to become an actor, Javed now earns a living as a thief and Tommy sir have passed away. All of the protagonists appear to be thinking about how their mediocrity is a result of being made to chase things that they did not desire and giving in to their rage.