Plot Synopsis

Based on Aravind Adiga's novel of the same name, SELECTION DAY is a one-hour coming-of-age drama series about two brothers who are raised by their strict, obsessive father to be star cricket players in India. It's a moving story about ambition, love, acceptance and finding your own path. Fourteen-year-old Manju is destined for cricket greatness. There's only one problem, he hates cricket. Controlled from a young age by his overbearing and cricket-obsessed father, Manju's main role in life is to support his older brother and fellow cricket star, Radha. When the family moves to Mumbai and the brothers start at a new school, Manju discovers his interests outside of cricket and starts slipping away from Radha and his father's grasp. More importantly, Manju becomes friends with Radha's greatest cricket rival, a boy who is the very definition of freedom and confidence -- concepts Manju has never experienced himself. SELECTION DAY premiered on Friday, December 28, 2018 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, as Netflix released the first six episodes.
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Netflix released Part 2 of SELECTION DAY on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, debuting six more episodes. In the mid-season premiere, Manju feels torn between loyalty to his family and Javed's new gestures of friendship. Mohan receives an unexpected business proposal. then, Radha prepares to play in the Harris Shield semifinals. With his double life weighing on him, Manju must make a tough choice on the day of the match.