Inside Edge (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 10 - Switch Hit - full transcript

What should I do now?

Should I forget that Dhawan was
the one who killed Coach Suri?

Or should I ignore the fact that...

the president of Indian Cricket Board

himself fixes the matches?

How well did you know Niranjan Suri?

Did you know he fixed matches
when he played?

Yeah.

Niranjan Suri destroyed my career, Arvind.

He made me fix matches.

Thanks to him, I was expelled from
the Indian team.



And... thanks to him,
I was known as a goalkeeper

instead of a genius wicket keeper.

But then Niranjan died and I realized that
he was a pawn just like me.

I promised myself,

if I ever come across anyone who's trying
to threaten this game we love,

the only thing I'm going to do
is destroy them.

Today, if you, Arvind Vashishth,

didn't do anything about it,
didn't say anything about it,

then you'll have regrets
for the rest of your life

that you had a chance to change things
and you did nothing.

And... I'll start believing
that this game never was

and never will be worthy of my love.

And that would be my failure.

So what do I do about this information?



The Mavericks' first bowling change
after the third over.

Captain Vayu hands the ball
to Prashant Kanaujia.

Prashant is replacing Vishal in the most
crucial match of this tournament.

It will be considered
a very unusual decision.

Vishal has bowled very well in most of
the matches of this season.

Yeah, Atul. And the way Arvind Vashishth
ripped Prashant apart in the first match,

I don't think Prashant has yet
been able to recover from it.

And what a sensational ball.

Bowled at the speed of 154,
it's the fastest ball in this tournament.

Prashant seems to be in a perfect rhythm.

And another sharp bouncer.

Arvind wanted to cut, but missed it.

It seems that the last season's
Prashant Kanaujia has made a comeback.

But one ball is all Arvind needs
to turn the game on its head.

And that's what has happened.

He used Prashant's pace
to loft it over the point for four runs.

This is called a neck to neck competition.

Can Arvind repeat
what he did in the first match?

Prashant needs to mind the
line and length.

Absolutely. If he gets carried away
by pace, the tables can turn.

And he's out.

Another short ball,
but the change in pace tricked him.

Arvind's aggressive game
got the better of him.

Prashant has ripped apart the backbone of
Hurricanes' batting line-up.

Next batsman is Parth Kumar.

Find him, Kale.
Do whatever it takes!

Where the hell is Pritish?

A few quick wickets for the Mavericks,

but Parth and Kamran
have stabilized the innings.

Yes, but they have to keep going.
This tail cannot be counted on.

Naga to Kamran.

Parth has taken off for a run.
Kamran in two minds.

Is there a mix-up here?
It's gonna be close.

He's gone. Parth Kumar is out.

Young Parth's inexperience got him.

Bat is not touching the ground,
and he has to head back to the dugout.

Haryana Hurricanes
best batsmen are all out now.

Now it's time to bring in

the American baseball player to the field.

Hurricanes are crumbling.

They need to put up a score.

Listen, you've been in
the Mavericks' box for a while.

It'll look bad.

Doesn't matter now.

I need to focus here.

In walks Baseball Jack.

The Hurricanes' hopes hanging by
a thread on this hit-or-miss player.

Naga to Jack.

An inside edge.
Could've easily gone onto the stumps.

What's gonna happen now? Jack swings.

He's connected well,

and... it's a six.

He lobs Zuzu over long on
for another maximum.

He's gonna need many more of these.

Look at that bat speed.

He's used to pitchers
that were hurling at 160 to 170.

Haryana well and truly on
the road to recovery.

Slashed through the covers for four.
That's almost a genuine cricketing shot.

Another delivery, another maximum.

This is a huge over.

Jack has ripped Naga apart today.

Lofted down the ground
and that's a seventh six.

Hurricanes well and truly back.

Prashant in for the final over.

Jack heaves, and that's gone for four.

Another sharp delivery from Prashant.
Completely confounding Jack.

What an amazing comeback by Prashant.

He conceded only 20 runs,
and took four wickets.

And now the last ball of the inning.

What do you reckon? Another six
would be like an icing on the cake.

Prashant to Jack.

And Jack lofts it, but fails to connect
well, and... out.

Catch that.

Prashant's fifer.
What a commendable comeback.

Prashant has proved his mettle and
justified his spot in the team

in this final match.

And kudos to Vayu as well
for showing faith in Prashant

and including him in the team.

183 is a steep chase in the finals.

So, Nikhil, what do you reckon
are the Mavericks' chances?

I'll give you one statistic, Carl.

If Vayu scores more than 35 runs,

Mavericks win 88% of the time.

So, Vayu's susceptible.

I've still done what you asked me for.

So this better be worth it.

Thanks.

I've an update.

TJ told Ringo about Vayu's weakness.

He was saying,
now Ringo can easily get him out.

It means we can still bet on the result of
the match to make a killing.

If Vayu scores more than 35 runs,

and then Mavericks loses,
then we will make a killing.

So, then that's the plan.

We go all in and bet on the Mavericks
losing right before Vayu gets out.

We still need Pritish.

To monitor the odds and place the bets.
Where is he?

I can do it.

And that's the Mavericks' line-up
for the finals.

So, Chetan, the Mavericks'
strategy seems rather odd.

You are right.
Four players have been dropped.

TJ being one of them.

The Mavericks have not released
any statement on these questions.

And the Hurricanes had also employed
the same strategy in this PPL.

Four top players excluded.

I don't quite understand what's going on.

Vayu, Vayu, Vayu.

With TJ not playing
and the rest of the line-up

not inspiring much confidence,
it's Vayu or bust for Mumbai.

Bowling, Kami, bowling.

Vayu displaying cautious intent there
with that defensive shot.

He knows he has to be there till the end,
if the Mavericks are to win.

Rubs the pads. I think it's close.

But the umpire
not interested in the least.

You instructed them well.

Remember, until Vayu crosses 35,
you are not to signal him out.

But if he himself gets out?

Yeah, I understand.
But try your best to stop him.

But once he crosses 35,
I need him dismissed anyhow.

Okay, I'm counting on you.

Okay.

Vayu has started his innings
very cautiously.

Giving full respect to Kamran's ball.

Vayu is in no mood
to lose his wicket today.

What a shot!

Another four.

Arvind Vashishth is PPL's
most experienced captain.

Let's see what's Arvind's plan
to get Vayu out.

Arvind hands the ball to Ringo.

He's bowling to Vayu
for the first time in this innings.

What?

Ringo's got the ball
and Vayu's just on 28.

The odds won't work for us,
if he gets out now.

Short, wide, loose.
Most un-Ringo-like delivery.

Dispatched through the covers for four.

Interesting. Look at Ringo's grip.

It seems he's trying out a new variation,

like a knuckle ball or something.

A weakness in Vayu
they're trying to exploit?

Ringo persisting with
the slower ones with this new grip.

I don't think this is working.

Vayu's reading them far too quickly.
An easy two.

Come on, Vayu, hit it.

And he's lofted that over Ringo's head.

It's all too easy now. Vayu on 38.

I'm going in for the first lot.

Wait.

Ringo's confidence is shaken.

Vayu is in the zone. Give it another ball.

Another slower delivery from Ringo.

Better control, but Vayu
will still take two from it.

A quick word of encouragement
from Arvind to his bowler.

It'd be perfect timing
if he could get his wicket now.

Fifth ball of the over.

Very good bowling by Ringo this time.

He finally succeeded in getting
the variation he was trying for.

Go for it.

Bet everything
we have on Mavericks losing.

Do it, Zarina.

Ringo's last ball.

Strong appeal. And the umpire signals out.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Vayu appears unhappy
and shocked by this decision.

Was it an inside edge?

Yeah?

I don't know what we should do,

but whatever we do,
we cannot do it without him.

Without who?

He is the Mavericks' captain.
He deserves to know.

Here.

So, what's the plan?

Plan is, you got to change.

Plan is that the three of us
will go together.

All the information it has...

you know, places, names, dates,
they should all add up.

And, Vayu, you and me,
we are the Mavericks.

So as soon as this gets out,
we'll be first to be blamed.

So, we don't play the finals,

and give all this information
to the media?

No, we do play.

I'm not the same naive
Arvind Vashishth I was last year.

In fact, you did the smart thing.

So we do all of this after the final.

One last match.

None of the bullshit.

Just a proper PPL game.

Yeah.

No fixing. Pure cricket.

May the best man win.

This decision can be pretty controversial.

It didn't seem like there was any edge
on the bat.

Did you play the ball, Vayu?

Vayu looks disappointed
and is returning to the pavilion.

Hold on a second. There seems to be
some confusion on the ground.

Arvind is in discussion with the umpires.

Sir, you can't do this.
You'll have to withdraw your decision.

He's not played the ball,
withdraw your decision.

I am the captain. I can make that call.

What's going on. It looks like Arvind
has withdrawn his appeal.

-That means, Vayu is not out.
-What the hell?

Hurricanes' players also look disappointed
with Arvind's decision.

Well, what an incredible display
of sportsmanship that is.

This is what cricket is all about.

The PPL has often been questioned about
vandalizing the gentlemen's game.

Not this final.

Fair play,
we're playing fair here. Come on.

Come on, come on. What happened?

Vayu has hammered
that through deep mid-wicket.

Yet another boundary.

Pulled away. Gift that keeps giving.

This is the batsman we all know.

Cyclone Vayu.

Here's another stat.

When Vayu crosses 80 in a chase,
95 out of 100 times,

his team wins the T20s.

We need a miracle now.

So here we are.

25 needed off the last two overs.

And Arvind has given the ball to Devender.

Last roll of the dice, Carl.

Not much else the Hurricanes can do now.

If they can't stop Vayu,
the Mavericks won't need a 20th over.

First ball...

Six!

Disaster for the Hurricanes.

Vayu has taken that on the full,
and smashed it over deep mid-wicket.

Vayu has negotiated Devender
far too easily in this match.

They've played together
for the Mavericks for years,

and he knows every trick in his book.

That sails over extra cover
for a boundary.

Vayu has smashed this one as well.

13 needed in seven balls now.

Vayu.

Round the wicket.

Devender suddenly going round the wicket.

Vayu steps out, but he missed it,

and the keeper's appealing for a stumping.

How was that?

-Has he dragged his leg back in time?
-He's not dragged that leg back in.

It doesn't look like he has. And he's out!

Vayu has to go.

Big gun finally falls.

Yay.

And the Mavericks lose their sixth wicket.

Devender Mishra has turned
the match on its head

with that intentional wide.

Look at Vayu.

What a lapse of concentration.

For once he's not managed
to finish the game.

Any chance Dwight
or the others could spoil it?

Half the team hasn't even batted
in this tournament.

Look at the odds.

Hurricanes are outright favorites.

Mavericks won't have a chance.

Well done.

Oh, my goodness.
What did Dwight just do there.

Absolute hara-kiri. He's been run out.

Another wicket.
Hurricanes in the driver's seat here.

Mavericks 172/7.

Hurricanes in form!
Haryana will take you by storm!

Hurricanes in form!

Prashant Kanaujia walks in.

He's been sent up the order by Vayu.

Very surprised to see Prashant.

He's hardly batted in the tournament.

Hoping to coast on
the confidence of his fifer?

Well, all he has to do
is give Zuzu the strike.

12 needed off the last over.
Ringo has the ball.

Here's Prashant's shot at redemption.

A chance to go home a hero.

First up, slower ball.

Prashant shuffles towards leg
and hits it over cover.

They'll run two.

That was smart work by Prashant.

But Mavericks still need 10 in five balls.

Again, Ringo takes the pace off the ball.

And Prashant lofts it
towards no man's land.

He'll get a single.

Nine needed in four balls.

Zuzu on strike.
He has to find a boundary anyhow.

He makes room for himself
and tries to scoop it,

but cannot connect properly.

They'll get another single.

Eight needed in three.

Looking tougher and tougher
for the Mavericks.

Prashant Kanaujia, what can he do here?

That was fast.

A 149 Ks per hour.

Ringo mixing them up.

Eight needed in two now.
Prashant has to hit two boundaries.

Or perhaps a six.

And he's found the gap.

The ball runs past cover,
and that'll be four. That'll be four.

Prashant's brought the Mavericks
right back into the reckoning.

One shot is all it took.

But he needs one more.

So this is it, folks.

The last ball of the PPL.
Mavericks need four.

And Kanaujia connects.

But will it go the distance?

There's a man beneath it.

Devender takes it,
but has his leg touched the rope?

No. He's safe. And the Hurricanes
have taken the PPL.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Yes. Yes.

What a dream run for a team

that's never even qualified
for the playoffs.

Arvind Vashishth leading
the team from the front

and taking it home in an epic finale.

Well done, guys.

I'm so proud of you.

I love you.

I'm sorry.

Get a room, guys.

What are you going to do about those two?

You know, it's a good thing

that I'm going to
the sole owner of Mavericks.

We won't have such problems in future.

Bhaisaab. It's time for the presentation.

Hurricanes in form!

Haryana will take you by storm!

May God be with us!

-All hail the high heavens!
-Amen!

Hey, bring it in, Arvind.

I have another good news for you.

We've found Dhawan.

Let it be, Mr. Handa.
It's too late for it now.

So what's the plan?

There is no plan.

What do you mean?

Arvind, you've played for 16 years,

and you're on top of your game.

As for me, I think cricket needs
the two of you much more than me.

-Moses, come on--
-No, I'm right.

You know damn well, I'm right.

And I'm the Mavericks' coach.

It needed to come from me.

What do you mean by "needed"?

-Ready?
-Yeah. Team ready? Cool.

Three, two--

The truth, and nothing else.

That was my promise.

When I started this news channel,

I had promised 135 crore people
of this country that this channel,

without any fear, without any break,
will bring forth the news stories

that other news channels
are scared to touch.

Because today, I can prove
to you that the most popular,

high profile PPL team,
the Mumbai Mavericks

is guilty of match fixing
and spot fixing on a scale

which has never been heard of in cricket.

And to prove it, we have
an interview which was recorded

a couple of hours before the finals
with Mr. Moses Alexander,

who has shown exemplary courage in
stepping forward to expose this story.

Sir,

thank you so much
for coming on India Inquires.

Thank you.

And you have discovered,
as you already told us,

hardcore evidence of large scale fixing
and betting within the team?

Yes, I have.

Sir, you need to see this.

So, this is what I want you to do.

Score a quick 25, and then get out
in the last over of the powerplay.

So, you're saying that one of
the Mavericks' players

went and recorded these conversations
with this Pritish Chakravarty,

-who is an aide of Mr. Yashwardhan Patil?
-Yes.

Yes, Pritish works
very closely with Mr. Patil.

It is important that
our viewers know that Mr. Patil

is already under a CBI investigation
for his suspicious dealings...

with the Pakistan Board of Cricket
in relation to their own T20 league.

You should also know that
Mr. Pritish Chakravarty is in CBI custody

and is being brought back
to India as we speak.

Hussain sent you, isn't it?

The Indian Government sent us.

You may start the boarding.

I can't believe it.

Nor could I.

But then Mantra

and Moses...

Had to be true.

You did well, though.

Mantra stood by me.

Listen...

I'm sorry I signaled--

Devender to go round the wicket.

I knew it was you.

Asshole.

You are the asshole.

Sorry.

Look, I'm...

I'm sorry, too.

I said a lot of nasty things.

I just couldn't get myself to...
to forgive...

forgive... Pansare Sir.

Yeah.

But you did the right thing.

Maybe you are a bigger person.

It's okay, Vayu.

I know, I understand.

You were just trying to protect me.

As always.

Yeah.

By the way...

he left something for us.

This key...

and this letter.

It says...

there are answers to our past.

Yeah. I'll call you back.

The media won't budge.

They've been waiting for eight hours.

Yeah, Roney, bring the car
to the staff entrance.

Let's go, Bhaisaab.

ICB has betrayed cricket fans everywhere.

This PPL must be shut down!

Shut it down. Shut it down.
Shut it down. Shut it down.

This is a scandal. Call it what you will.

At the very top levels of the ICB,

I can guarantee you that
there is no chance that the board...

...will retain
Yashwardhan Patil as president.

If you were to become ICB president
in this election,

would you have get the inquiry commission
to investigate this matter?

Look, whoever be the president,
we should think about cricket.

We should only do what's in
the interest of cricket.

So, you'll definitely do it
after getting elected?

Wait and watch.

The state boards that were supporting us,

they are also going back on their word.

The ones we had paid,

they want to return the money, Bhaisaab.

And if Pritish decides to spill the beans,

what will we do?

Manu... Mantra.

Sir.

Any updates?

Sir, when we start using third degree,

most prisoners break within four hours.

We have been
interrogating him for four days,

17 to 18 hours a day.

But he continues to stick to his story,

Sir, he's taking all the blame.

Let's go.

I'm curious to know what
exactly has your Bhaisaab

done for you that you are ready
to take the bullet for him.

Look,

you've no idea what Patil is capable of.

I've known him for 30 years.

I've seen the likes of you
take the fall for him.

But...

this can change.

I'm the Home Minister.

Who?

Home Minister.

I'll stand by you.

Don't worry about the money.

It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.

If you agree,
it'll be in your best interest.

I did it.

Rot here, you motherfucker!

Pritish won't break.

But Bhaisaab will.

Send him in.

Come in, Patil.

I hope this time you are not upset about
being made to wait, huh?

By the way, Patil,

this boy Pritish
is not ready to talk at all.

I'm afraid we might have
to resort to third degree--

You dare lay a hand on Pritish,
Hussain, I'll--

You'll do what?

Why are you getting so angry?

And that too for just a stooge?

Don't worry.

He is safe, for now.

Have a seat. Come on.

I must congratulate you
for the way you played this game.

You found every chink in my armor.

First you attacked my reputation.

Then my position.

And finally, the PPL.

Look, being a politician,

I usually don't shy away
from taking undue credit,

but here is the man responsible for this.

Looks like you're hurt.

Accident.

Sorry to hear that.

Thank you for your concern.

Well, Patil, Dhawan
will tell you about our proposal.

I hope you'll do the sensible thing.

I've to go to Race Course Road.

I have a dinner appointment with madam PM.

Good bye.

You were always great at selling dreams.

You are no less.

You made Zarina Malik fix matches for you.

You must've sold her some
really big dreams.

I treated her like a human being.

Humanity, compassion,
do you know the meaning of these words?

Hey. No lecture, please.

All right?

Look, those days are long gone
when I would sit down

and listen to your bullshit for hours.

"My dream, my vision."

I saw right through you.
Everything was a power grab.

You need power to change things.

For better... or for worse.

You just can't stop, can you?

Last year, you left me to die.

But today...

you're gone.

Election isn't over yet.

For you, elections are over.

Surrender all your cricket-related assets,

companies to us and walk away quietly.

And why will I walk away?

Because...

and I'm quite sure about this,

you really love your daughter.

The sound of hot blood cooling down.
I love it.

I knew Pritish wasn't gonna break,
I'm not stupid.

But if he weren't in CBI custody,
you wouldn't be here.

And if you didn't come...

I wouldn't have been able to show you
these files, Bhaisaab.

Look, all these accounts are
in your darling daughter's name.

And, of course,
she's the owner of the Mavericks.

Before the match,
money goes out of these accounts.

And after the match,
the money finds its way back

into these very accounts
along with the winnings.

Now, all I have to do is...

give these files to the CBI.

And then, jail.

And jail... Anyways...

As for you, Bhaisaab,

your name will be erased from
cricket's history.

And what was the point of all this?

It's to find your name in
the history books, right?

So do the right thing, Bhaisaab.

Walk away.

Go to the election meeting tomorrow

and tell them
that it's enough, you're done.

For your good, and your daughter's.

And, of course, for the good of the game.

Goddamn it!

It's a big day for the ICB
as it votes for its new leadership.

After the recent scandal that hit the PPL,

Mr. Yashwardhan Patil is expected
to step down from the board,

and Mr. Basu will be voted in,
unopposed, as the next president.

We've had no comment
from Mr. Patil all week,

but he's obliged to make a statement today
to the state boards.

We hope it addresses the outrage
his actions have brought to the game,

its fans, and the country.

Goodbye, Yashwardhan Patil,
and no thank you for your service.

Prithpal, how are you doing?

I'm fine.

If the Board's reputation is tarnished,

the popularity of the sport--

History is witness to the fact that

the mismanagement of sporting bodies
have led to the death of the sport itself.

Take hockey, for example.

Do we want cricket to go the same way?

Do we?

So, gentlemen,

you take the call.

Thank you.

I understand how hard it is to step away
from this election.

But...

this is in the best interest of cricket

and you.

I want to thank you for your loyalty.

But you don't need to shoulder
the blame anymore.

I've made my decision.

The doorman outside this door,

Mr. Prithpal, will retire next month.

He's served ICB
with his unwavering loyalty

and devotion for the last 28 years.

I remember that

he started with
a meagre salary of 150 rupees.

And I'm proud to say that

today ICB is able to pay him
a salary of 30,000 rupees a month

and he'll retire with
provident fund and pension.

Today, I'm not here to regale you
with stories of my devotion

and love for cricket.

Nor am I here to share the details
of my 35-year-long term

with Mumbai Cricket and ICB.

And I'm not here
to ask for your vote either.

Whatever be my contribution
towards ICB and cricket,

but I do deserve

to be punished for the lapses

that happened during my tenure.

A little while back,
in a recorded statement,

Pritish Chakravarty told CBI that...

the main culprits of spot-fixing,
illegal betting,

and manipulation in the Mumbai Mavericks

are none other than

the Mavericks' owners.

On this basis, I have requested the CBI
to take Zarina Malik and...

and Mantra Patil
into custody at the earliest.

I'm Zindaani,
and no one can defeat Zindaani.

Come on. Stop the shoot, stop it.

-Hey. Silence. Silence.
-What's going on here? What's going on?

Come on, everybody, come this side.
Come on.

What's happening, Mr. Bhatia?

-Nothing.
-Tell me, what's going on?

Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am.

Ma'am. Ma'am, your comments, please.

Who else is involved in this?

ICB's special independent committee
will investigate all these charges.

And finally,

the final order of my term

is that Mumbai Mavericks be suspended from
PPL for the next two seasons.

In a surprising turn of events just now,

Mr. Yashwardhan Patil has been
re-elected as the president of the ICB

by an overwhelming margin.

And the Mumbai Mavericks
have been suspended for two years

for match-fixing.

Mr. Patil, himself, furnished evidence
against the team's co-owners,

Zarina Malik, and his own daughter,
Mantra Patil.

Fuck.

I told you, it's a crime
for the Mavericks to lose.

You okay?

Wait here, I'll be back soon.

Zarina, welcome aboard.