Bowled Over (A Cricket Fanfic)

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He plays for a billion hearts.
But the one heart he cannot protect... might destroy him.
Devdutt Padikkal is one of the brightest stars of the India national cricket team a rising cricketer carrying the expectations of an entire nation. To the world he is fearless, focused, and destined for greatness.
Until Pallavi walks into his life.
A former cricket prodigy who once shared the field with legends like Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur, Pallavi abandoned the sport after her sister Isha's mysterious death shattered her world.
Now working as a physiotherapist, she never planned to return to cricket.
And she definitely never planned to fall for Dev.
What begins as stolen conversations and late-night calls soon turns into something deeper something dangerous. Because as Pallavi starts digging into the truth behind Isha's unsolved murder, disturbing secrets begin to surface.
Secrets that lead straight back to Dev.
Was Dev unknowingly connected to the tragedy that destroyed her life?
Or is someone manipulating the past to tear them apart?
While Dev fights to win the ICC Cricket World Cup, Pallavi is fighting another battle entirely one for justice.
Rumours explode. Fans turn brutal. The internet begins blaming Pallavi for Dev's performance. And just when their love seems strong enough to survive everything...
The truth about Isha finally comes out.
A truth that could destroy Dev's career.
And break Pallavi's heart forever.
But when the world watches Dev run across the field after winning the World Cup, straight toward the woman everyone blamed
They don't know the real story behind that moment.
The story of love, loss, revenge...
and a murder that changed everything.