Contracts are not handed to under-16 cricketers on the basis of a single day's cricket. But in Selection Day, a series on Netflix, adapted from Aravind Adiga's 2016 brilliant novel, they are - to three cricketers from a shortlist of 24. And while that's a heavy dose of fiction, quite a bit of what the viewer sees in this six-episode cricketing story, is emotional, heart-warming and inspiring. And true.

Radha (played by Yash Dholye) and Manju Kumar (Mohammad Samad) are talented batsmen in Madhya Pradesh. On father Mohan's (Rajesh Tailang) orders, Radha hits three consecutive sixes to triumph in a local match and Mohan wins a R100 bet in the bargain. Radha is Mohan's Champion No. 1, Manju - Champion No 2.