Top 5 must watch cricket documentaries

Death of a Gentleman (2015)

A still from the movie ‘Death of a Gentleman’

The brainchild of four men Sam Collins, Jarrod Kimber, Christopher Hird and Johhny Blank, the documentary brings out a shocking account on the wrongdoings of the strong cricket boards such as the ECB, BCCI and CA at that time. With the power to exercise control over the associate nations under their grasp, the movie brings to light the advantage taken by the three boards over these nations for their own independent financial gain.

The story initially starts with the filmmakers looking for a solution towards test cricket’s decline but what reveals itself is shocking. The documentary exposes IPL's might, and how BCCI are the biggest winners from the league while CA and ECB take away few of the riches from BCCI. Throughout the narrative, the filmmakers approach various cricketers who pitch in their views on the same topic in either disagreement or complete agreement.

The feature film goes on to show what power can do to a team, let alone a single person and for the efforts put in the making of this film, the documentary won the ‘Television Sports Documentary of the Year’ in the Sports Journalist’s Award, London 2016.