Against the odds

Life

Sara and Shubman were in a happy relationship, keeping it private and hidden from the social media. They did not interact with each other on their official social media accounts and only stuck to private and hidden interactions and dates.

Shubman was in really good form and his future with the team looked positive. His good knocks in the IPL 2023 only solidified it for him. As the world cup inched closer, his good form made him a front runner for the selection in the team.

Sara on the other hand, was busy with brand deals and was busy helping and giving back to the society in any way she could. She was happy seeing Shubman's good form and hoped for his selection in the World Cup. She didn't particularly like IPL since she didn't know who to support between her brother and boyfriend.

When the team for world cup was revealed, Shubman cried happy tears and so did Sara. They celebrated this good news privately before Ishan, Abhay and Nagar took him out to celebrate.

Unfortunately for Shubman, a few days before the first match he fell ill with dengue. As soon as he read the reports he sighed in frustration and crumpled the piece of paper. He was in Mumbai, now stuck in his room and not being able to practice. The fear of being ruled out of the tournament entirely took over him and he went into his overthinking.

As soon as Sara heard about this, she went to meet and take care of him.

"How are you feeling now?" Sara asked putting her hand on his forehead in order to check his fever.

"Horrible. What if I don't get to play? I should have been careful, it's all my fault"

"I asked how your health is btw. And you're going to get better soon so you can play the later matches don't worry" Sara sat beside him and caressed his hair.

"Thanks for coming lilS"

"You need to stop calling me that! Cookie was so much better" She pouted and he just pinched her cheek affectionately.

"But I like it, it suits you so much. You are little"

"Whatever"

With Sara taking care of him and Shahneel di flying to Mumbai to help her out Shubman got better sooner than expected. And he was allowed to play the next match.

Shubman was happy beyond words, he was finally playing for his country and he wanted to do his best. Unluckily, he was still weak and got out after not scoring much. This really affected him. So at the match winning celebration, Virat slung his arm around him and started dancing. Shubman laughed feeling much better, knowing that his idol trusted in him.

To increase the happiness, he got a message from his other idol- Sachin sir asking him not to lose hope and that he'll do great in the next match. He smiled knowing Sara was behind that message and enjoyed the rest of his time.

India was on an unbeatable streak, winning every single match. Shubman played really well too, though once missing out on his century which really upset him but the tournament went really well for him. That is until the finals.

Until the finals, everyone was calling him the Prince , the future of Indian cricket and everyone loved him. All of that came crashing down on the final day. He was obviously nervous when he went out to bat, wanting to score well for his team and his country. He had made 4 runs when he hit another shot, and with horror realised how sloppy the shot was. He was caught out at 4 runs. He screamed in disappointment and anger at himself, hung his head low and went back to the pavillion.