Luckily, a sports agent is able to offer him a better deal, and Iqbal bowls with his usual fiery pace and wins the match for his team.

In the end, Iqbal is shown donning the Indian Cricket Team's blue jersey and walking in the ground to make his international debut.

Vinayak Chakraborty of Hindustan Times found the movie to be Kukunoor's best work, and was favorable of Talpade and Shah's performances, noting that the former "achieves what many seasoned actors often fail to do — he makes you forget it’s actually an act.

"[5] Agreeing with Chakraborty, Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu wrote that "every frame oozes inspiration, every scene comes alive with candid ingenuity," and called Talpade "the find of the year.

[2] Nominated Other awards The music for the soundtrack was composed by Himesh Reshammiya, Salim–Sulaiman, Sukhwinder Singh, Om The Fusion Band and Kedar–Sarosh and was released under the Tips Industries label.