{"id":4327,"date":"2016-05-14T15:34:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T10:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4327"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:31:47","slug":"cricket-fever-netflix-mumbai-indians-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=4327","title":{"rendered":"Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians and Everything that is Wrong With Sports Documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">E<\/span>arly on in the Netflix documentary <\/p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, produced by Cond\u00e9 Nast, you witness a moment of glaring honesty from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/akash-ambani-shloka-mehta-wedding-unemployment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambani<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> family. Akash Ambani is unsettled by the impending IPL auction, the jitters are getting to him. His mother Nita is concerned too, albeit for a different reason. As the camera looks on intently, she insists that her son get himself together. \u201cThe camera is on. Let\u2019s go to a room and talk,\u201d implores Nita Ambani.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a moment I went back to often while trudging through this otherwise irredeemably dull docu. The producers\u2019 commitment to triteness was second to none, overshadowed only by their dedication to imprison <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/rohit-sharma-mumbai-indians-ipl-cricket\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mumbai Indians<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a positive light. Even a PR job may have been done with more authenticity. The exchange between mother and son was remarkable for at no other point was any colour allowed to seep through. The best-laid plans often go awry.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The makers of the documentary tried too hard. They were convinced that their script was inherently interesting. From where did this belief arise? The answer may lie in the clich\u00e9s about the natural appeal of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/india-vs-england-test-cricket-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cricket<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Indians and the divine status of players. They are repeated ad nauseam.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If such banalities are supposed to be an explainer to viewers outside India, why must they be sold in unimaginative terms? If <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/how-to-make-womens-cricket-great-again-ipl\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cricket<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is so popular, why must words alone convey its popularity? The craft of filmmaking is sacrificed at the altar of verbosity. The Mumbai Indians documentary \u2014 called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket Fever<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, try coming up with a duller title \u2014 is not the only one to be affected by this malaise. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, much of filmed and written work on cricket by foreigners celebrates the sport\u2019s popularity in India without explaining why it is so. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond All Boundaries<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, another documentary available on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/netflix-books-readers-block\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netflix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is guilty of glossing over this seemingly self-evident phenomenon, as are countless autobiographies by cricketers: Shane Warne\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Spin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a recent example. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/sachin-tendulkar-sachin-a-billion-dreams-india-cricket-2\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sachin: A Billion Dreams<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a hagiography that failed to evoke any emotions among even the diehard Tendulkar fans. <\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">As if this exercise in triviality was not enough, Hotstar will have a Chennai Super Kings documentary out next week.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The producers of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket Fever <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are convinced that they are doing something new because no other <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/cricket-india-england-front-foot-defence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cricket<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> team has allowed an outside crew to peep into their world before. However, \u201copen access\u201d in this case is just another buzzword for the franchise to cover up its actual objective \u2014 image management. Mumbai Indians wanted the veneer of respectability by streaming its story, but the series was hardly different from the team\u2019s own promotional work.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One could write reams on the number of things glossed over in the documentary, but it was wishful thinking in the first place that Reliance would allow anything but an onanistic celebration. Even so, no mention of the return of Chennai Super Kings and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/ipl-mumbai-wankhede-stadium-cricket-india\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajasthan Royals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from suspension owing to their owners\u2019 involvement in betting suggests the crew was willing to submit itself to its client. No negative publicity was a silent mantra.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The submission by Cond\u00e9 Nast to the wishes of Reliance was extended to a cheerleading segment on the philanthropic drive of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/jio-gardens-wedding-akash-ambani-shloka-mehta-elections\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambanis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The \u201copen access\u201d included showcasing Antilia and the obscene glory of the family that lives there. Not surprising then that mere frayed eyebrows worried Nita Ambani, whose impression of a robot may have gone a little too far.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46900\" src=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1552388336.jpg\" alt=\"cricket_fever\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" \/>\n<figcaption>\n<p>Mumbai Indians wanted the veneer of respectability by streaming its story, but the series was hardly different from the team\u2019s own promotional work.<\/p>\n<p>Image Credits: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The matriarch\u2019s commitment to drudgery was shared by the producers, who did not tire of getting the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/the-ashes-england-australia-test-cricket\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cricketers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to repeat truisms about momentum, form, and mentality. This is a familiar trap in which sports documentaries often find themselves. Their interest in the people who play the game is overblown to such an extent that every word of theirs is concocted as wisdom. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadly, we learn little of the rituals of cricket, the lives of those who watch it, and the conflictual nature of the sport. Once stripped of the colour of the game, we are left with dulled senses where protagonists appear as props. This is an enduring concern for commercial sports <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/porn-theatre-usher-mumbai-imperial-cinema\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cinema<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well. Imbued with an undying belief in the fate of its protagonist, every corner is spun as irreparably positive. Things go wrong only to get better. Details that may infuse life into the story are detested.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a team enduring a tough season, the real inside story could have been a recipe for intrigue. But the lack of reflection on the part of producers meant that players were made distant by the story. Perhaps that is to do with the nature of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/series\/fitoor-mishra\/ipl-2018-fitoor-mishra-cricket\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Multi-million dollar franchise teams hold little affective power. But if the makers of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket Fever <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">would like some clues, perhaps they could watch <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunderland \u2018Til I Die<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 another Netflix documentary that is not of exalted vintage but still manages to convey the pathos of relegation-bound Sunderland amid a wider societal crisis. The bubble of the IPL franchise, with its plush hotels and state-of-the-art facilities, shuts the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/why-we-should-all-mourn-the-decline-of-australian-cricket\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cricketers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> away. The film crew, though, was not bound to trap itself in it.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As if this exercise in triviality was not enough, Hotstar will have a Chennai Super Kings documentary out next week. The expectations are not any higher after a trailer that features Mahendra Singh <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/dhoni-world-cup-2019-tendulkar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhoni<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s inane assertion that match-fixing is a bigger crime than murder for him. If so, CSK\u2019s suspension for just two years feels like a travesty of justice. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or perhaps, the Hotstar production will surprise us. After all, so low are the standards set by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket Fever<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the only way is up. At one point in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/technology\/could-censorship-spell-the-end-of-netflix-and-chill\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netflix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series, the camera shows a couple of fans shouting \u201cgreat shot\u201d following a dismissal. If a sports documentary wants to be taken seriously, it may not be a great ploy to insult the intelligence of the viewer.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barring a few moments of colour, the new Mumbai Indians documentary on Netflix is irredeemably dull. Featuring a team enduring a tough season, Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians could have been more intriguing. 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