The stellar performances - Aamir Bashir, Tanuj Virwani, Richa Chadha, Angad Bedi, Sayani Gupta, Vivek Oberoi and Siddhant Chaturvedi - propel Inside Edge 2 forward.
The battle lines of the Power Play League are clearly drawn, with Vayu Raghavan (Tanuj Virwani) taking over as the captain of the Mumbai Mavericks and Arvind Vashishth (Angad Bedi) moving on to the Haryana Hurricanes.Īt the centre of it all is Yashvardhan Patil aka Bhaisaab (Aamir Bashir), quietly pulling the strings. In fact, even in the testosterone-driven world of cricket, the women, be it Zareena or Rohini Raghavan (Sayani Gupta), are given equal agency. She displays the most interesting character arc, as she transforms into a calculating and manipulative businesswoman, who will stop at nothing to get where she wants. Richa Chadha returns as co-owner Zareena Malik, but gone is her naiveté. With Vikrant Dhawan (Vivek Oberoi) getting booted out of the Mumbai Mavericks, the team gets a new co-owner in Mantra Patil (Sapna Pabbi). This is one of the biggest strengths of the series. The striking resemblance to real-life incidents, whether it is shifting the PPL to South Africa or the Jauhar protests over hurting religious sentiments, the make-believe world of Inside Edge 2 keeps you captivated. Minor flaws aside, Inside Edge 2 is brisk and engaging. Unlike when coach Niranjan Suri was killed, there isn’t so much as an investigation this time around, when a top cricketer is shot in the dressing room on the night of the Power Play League (PPL) final. While Inside Edge 2 takes off from where its predecessor ended, the writers - Karan Anshuman and his team - do a slapdash job when it comes to taking this particular storyline forward. It ended with an explosive cliffhanger, with up-and-coming bowler Prashant Kanaujia (Siddhant Chaturvedi) shooting his teammate Devender Mishra (Amit Sial), unable to take the caste slurs hurled at him on a regular basis. The first season of Inside Edge went beyond the matches and overdone politics of team selection, taking viewers inside the murky underbelly of match-fixing and betting in T20 league cricket. Season 2 amps up the drama, with higher stakes, new rivalries, lust for power and more conniving characters. Much like the Indian Premier League (IPL) that it draws inspiration from, Inside Edge is an all-round entertainment package, with cricket at its core. Cast: Angad Bedi, Tanuj Virwani, Vivek Oberoi, Richa Chaddha, Aamir Bashir
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