After a long, eight-year legal fight, Reddy finally makes a breakthrough by proving in court that the inquiry commission report is biased, as they were paid by Cricket Board itself. Azhar attends a gym-opening ceremony to gain back his old fame in public, but is left insulted by the owner himself. Meanwhile, Azhar and his lawyer Reddy are struggling to find any proof of innocence as none of his fellow cricketers are ready to help him out.

Meera also approaches Naureen, asking her to serve as a witness, but she refuses. She also uses the report of the inquiry commission set up by the Cricket Board and secretly meets the bookie M. In a parallel story, after the match-fixing scandal, Azhar is now facing nationwide criticism and a London-based prosecutor, Meera (Lara Dutta), is building up a strong case against him on the basis of sting operations done by Manoj on Ravi, Navjot and several other cricketers. He is soon approached by a London-based bookie M.K Sharma, disguised as a diamond merchant, who later offers him 1 crore rupees to under play in a match against Sri Lanka, which Azhar hesitantly accepts. In later years of his career, Azhar, famous for his expensive lifestyle, comes into the eyes of match-fixers. Manoj is humiliated and vows to take revenge. Manoj is dropped from the next match and Azhar leads the team to victory. During a cricket match against the West Indies, Azhar gets in a spat with Manoj for a slow run rate in order to complete his century, letting the team lose. Heartbroken, Naureen asks him for a divorce and soon Azhar leaves her to marry Sangeeta. Azhar publicly announces his affair with Sangeeta. They both begin dating but keep their relationship hidden, until it is exposed by a gossip magazine. Sangeeta cautions him that he is already married and to stay away from her, but Azhar is infatuated by her beauty and does not listen to her advice. At the peak of his career, Azhar's personal life takes a twist when he meets a former Miss India, Bollywood actress Sangeeta (Nargis Fakhri) during an ad film shoot and instantaneously falls in love with her. Azhar leads his team to victory and soon becomes a successful Captain. While playing in an India-Pakistan match, Javed taunts Azhar, telling Azhar his Muslim heritage would be a better fit for the Pakistan team.

But Kapil (Varun Badola) supports and encourages him to focus on his duty. Some senior players like Manoj, Ravi and Navjot, resent Azhar's appointment as Captain, not wishing to take orders from a younger and less experienced player. Azhar initially fears getting dropped from the team, but is surprised when he is offered the position of team Captain. After a loss against Pakistan in 1991, the President of Cricket Broad calls Azhar for a one-to-one meeting. Azhar soon marries Naureen (Prachi Desai) and they both begin a happy married life. Azhar impresses the selectors, sealing his place in Team India and he soon becomes a national hero by scoring 3 consecutive centuries in his first 3 Test innings. Nonetheless, he participates in the match, in accordance with his grandfather's last wish. Young Azhar goes for an Indian team selection match to Mumbai, where on the match day he receives the bad news of his grandfather's death. His grandfather (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) dreamed of Azhar playing 100 tests for Team India and motivates a soft-spoken young Azhar to answer his rivals with his batting skills. The story shifts to 1963, when Azhar was born to a middle-class family in Hyderabad. Azhar decides to challenge the ban in court with the help of his lawyer friend Reddy (Kunaal Roy Kapoor). The Indian cricket board slaps a life-ban on him. The movie begins with Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin (Emraan Hashmi) scoring a century in his 99th test match, but he soon faces allegations of match-fixing as his name has been linked with a London based bookie M.K.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.

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