Doosra`s protagonist is the Game of Cricket itself. The changes in the game are depicted through the life of a 20 year old lad who gets selected to represent the country. The young cricketer`s metamorphosis driven by the forces of power, politics, money and pressure is essayed in the 90 minute play which , through its various characters, illustrates the changing phase of the game whichover the years has grown from a sport to a mere commercial venture.
The play offers the perspectives of -- a father who still believes in the values of the game, an obsessed fan with a love and hate attitude, a Captain who is victimized, an NRI businessman who represents the darker side of the game and a Politician who patronizes the game for money.
Doosra has a strong script and an unwavering focus on the theme.The subject is new and the dialogue well crafted, scoring sixes quite often with punch lines. The Hindu.