''Inside Edge'' is an Indian

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series created by

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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

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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 web series '' Inside Edge'' from 2017 to 2019 and ventured into films with the supporting role ...

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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 ...

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, and

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, as well as

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, and

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. ''Inside Edge'' has received positive critical reception and was nominated for Best Drama series at

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. The second season premiered on 6 December 2019. The show was also been renewed for a third season that premiered on 3 December 2021.

Plot

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 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 Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir 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) *

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) *

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-Americans, Indian descent, who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. After making his acting debut as a child in the 2002 comedy-drama ''American Chai'', Oberoi played his first lead ...

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

Sidhant Gupta Sidhant Gupta (born 23 April, 1989) is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Hindi television and films. He made his television debut with Zee TV's romantic-drama ''Tashan-e-Ishq'' as Kunj Sarna (2015-16) which earned him Best Bet ...

as Imaad Akbar (Season 3–present)

Recurring

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) *

as Imtiaz Khan, an actor and Zarina's ex-boyfriend. (Season 1–3) *

Flora Saini Flora Saini, also known by her screen name Asha Saini, is an Indian actress and model. She predominantly works in Bollywood, and also appeared in a number of Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. Since her debut in ''Prema Kosam'' (1999), she has a ...

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 has 2 younger sisters. Career Vidya started her career as an air hostess. She then began modelling and was chosen b ...

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

Sarah-Jane Dias Sarah-Jane Dias is an Indian actress, host, VJ and former beauty queen. She was the winner of Femina Miss India 2007 and was a VJ for Channel V. Early life Sarah-Jane Dias was born in Muscat, Oman. Her father, Eustace Dias, is a marketing ma ...

as Meera Nagpal, a journalist and Vayu's ex-girlfriend. (Season 1) *

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as Wolfgang Hummels, an anti-doping official. (Season 2–3) *

Himanshi Choudhry Himanshi Choudhry is a British actress. She is known for playing Sheetal Dhanrajgir in ''Tu Aashiqui'' and Sudha Dhawan in '' Inside Edge''. Early life and Career Choudhary was born in Manchester to Indian parents and grew up in New Delhi, Indi ...

as Sudha Dhawan, Vikrant's wife. (Season 1–present) *

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as Sandy, Cheerleader of Mumbai Mavericks and Prashant's girlfriend. (Season 2) *

Alexx O'Nell Alexx O'Nell (born Alexander Leonard O'Neill on July 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician who is based in India and has appeared in films, series, and music videos in English and Indian languages. He is best known for ''Golondaaj'', '' Roo ...

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 of Hindi cinema. He made his debut in the film ''Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)''. He went on to star in many supporting roles, but finally got his big break with ''Jhankaar Be ...

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) *

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as Sultan Ali Khan,

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. (Season 3) *

Renuka Shahane Renuka Shahane (born 7 October 1966) is an Indian actress working in the Bollywood film industry and in Indian television, best known as the co-presenter of the Doordarshan TV show ''Surabhi'' (1993–2001). Early life Renuka Shahane was born ...

as Prime Minister of India (season 3) *

Ankur Vikal Ankur Vikal is an Indian theatre and film actor. Career He graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 2000, after studying Architecture at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He has acted with the Motley Theatre Grou ...

as Azeem Khan, Coach (Season 3) *

Ankur Rathee Ankur Rathee (born 24 March 1991) is an Indo-American actor. He is best known for his role in the Amazon Prime Video show ''Four More Shots Please'' (2019-2020). Early life Ankur was born in Hisar, Haryana. He graduated from Princeton Univ ...

as Allen Manezes, gay rights lawyer and love of Rohit Shanbagh (season 3) *

Dalip Tahil Dalip Tahil (born as Dalip Tahilramani; 30 October 1952) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He studied at Sherwood College in Nainital, India. After attending Aligarh Muslim University for a year, he graduated from St. Xavier's Co ...

as Judge Roy (Season 3)
Prasanna Ketkar
as Yashwardhan and Vikrant's father (Season 3)

Episodes

Season 2

Season 3

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.

India Today ''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new onl ...

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. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split betw ...

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 ''Firstpost'' is an Indian online news and media website. The site is a part of the Network 18 media conglomerate owned by Reliance Industries, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC-TV18. The ''Network 18'' group was originally owned by Raghav ...

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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