Bandon Mein Tha Dum Review: Relive the one of the greatest Indian test series victory over Australia in Neeraj Pandey style
Bandon Mein Tha Dum Web Series Review: 4.5 stars
Just watched Bandon Mein Tha Dum Web Series on Voot Select. So let’s analyze the cast, release date, story and at last my personal view on this documentary series.
Cast: Jimmy Sheirgill, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Hanuma Vihari & several other
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Release Date: 16th June 2021 (Voot Select)
Duration: 4 Episodes/ 45 Minutes
Story: The documentary starts off in a random manner. We are straightaway introduced to the experts speaking about the first match without any sort of build-up. However, the film thereafter gets on track and then there is no looking back.
The film features a retelling of the series by stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane, Indian players Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Hanuma Vihari, Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar, then Australia captain Tim Paine and his successor Pat Cummins, and cricket experts Paddy Upton, Peter Lalor and Bharat Sundaresan.
For those who may not follow Test cricket closely, India not only lost the first match in Australia but got bowled out in the second innings for a humiliating 36, their lowest score. And it had been announced even before the series began that India’s captain and best player Virat Kohli would be returning home after the first Test for the birth of his first child. Yet the team, which was also hobbled by injuries to almost half the squad over the time it was in Australia, managed to come back from such a low and win the series 2-1.
The turning point of the first Test was the moment when Rahane ran captain Kohli out. This event is presented as a scene right out of a dramatic feature film. For once, you forget that this is a documentary. Heroes being down and out at the start of a film makes for a good build-up. India getting bowled out for 36 was not just humiliating but shocking. The film uses this episode well to build its narrative, offering an insider’s view of what the team went through and what it did to pull itself out of the hole. The audience is also familiarized with the tactics to get some of the Australian batsmen out and some of the masterstrokes that we did not guess while watching the series.
India drawing the third Test at Sydney was as good as winning the match after a number of players were injured and Pujara took plenty of blows on his body to protect his wicket. Indian cricket fans became emotional after the victory in the fourth Test at the Gabba in Brisbane and Pandey and his team present the game, especially its climactic moments, well to close the film on a delightful note. Every speaker helps to recreate the series. Ashwin, Pant and Siraj stand out as their conversation is more like candid living-room talk. While the temptation to use a soaring background score must have been great, the music is used smartly and only when needed.
Cricketer and captain of the series, Ajinkya Rahane said, “This has been one of the most satisfying tours for us as a team. We tackled various obstacles to emerge victorious, something which seemed difficult to many outside the team back then. When I took over as the captain, my major focus was to make sure that the morale of the team remained intact. After the first defeat, we managed to come back stronger in the second Test match held in Melbourne. It has been an emotional journey for all of us. However, the second victory was followed by injuries to some of the team’s key players, which gave rise to more challenges. Bandon Mein Tha Dum beautifully encapsulates this journey.”
Ravichandran Ashwin added: “The India tour of Australia remains to be amongst most unforgettable experiences as a cricketer. I remember how Hanuma and I were on the field for more than two-and-a-half hours despite enduring some serious injuries. But it was a do or die situation for us. Nothing seemed more important than India’s victory against Australia, and I couldn’t be more proud of being a part of that historic tour. Bandon Mein Tha Dum unfolds an emotional journey that ultimately led to a remarkable victory.”
Durgesh Tiwary’s View : When I watched the trailer of this documentary series planned to watch on premiere date because it is based on Team India biggest series win over Australia in Border-Gavaskar series.
A 4 part documentary series on the recently concluded IND-AUS test series. It was the biggest fightback in the history of the game where India’s defeated the world no. 1 test side at their hallowed home turf of Gabba.
Bandon Mein Tha Dum sheds light on the trials and tribulations that the Indian cricket team had to navigate ahead of their unforgettable victory against Team Australia at their home ground of Gabba, where they hadn’t lost a Test match for 32 years. Series focuses on how the team played extraordinarily high-quality cricket and simultaneously redefined the concept of hard work, perseverance, determination, and commitment, setting the highest standards of sportsmanship while breathing new life into the fading format of Test cricket.
It is an honest and rousing account of Team India’s 2020/21 historic triumph against the powerful Australia. And the best part it’s a test cricket triumph and the fading glory of test cricket got a new life and hope during the Covid pandemic. Life and sports are not about winning, it’s about hope, and one of the great story of hope as well .My View on this documentary series Highly Recommended
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