December 30, 2014

A day that had shaken the entire cricket fraternity and broken billions of hearts!

MS retired from test cricket abruptly, shocking everyone including his own teammates who couldn't lie that they weren't expecting this decision despite the atmosphere team had back then.

Rohit, Jinks, Shikh, Bhuvi, Ash—all of them had turned numb. They didn't know what to feel. They felt broken! There was no denying that but deep down they knew it was right on Mahi Bhai's part to take this decision.

But how's that supposed to be enough to convince their hearts?! They didn't want to face the fact their captain who happened to be their elder brother by all means was leaving them and the sole figure they always looked up to wasn't going to be there anymore!

Who could they blame—their vice captain and best friend?

That hurt! It really did!

And Virat—

His Cheeku, as Mahi Bhai called him, right?

He should have been the one to get hurt the most? He had to be the one shocked and shaken by the announcement the most? He must have been the one who felt broken of all?

But the irony was—

Virat was probably the one not feeling broken when Mahi Bhai announced his retirement. He was probably the one who was out of the daze before anyone else. He was the one who didn't regret the decision... at all!

However, that series brought out the most vulnerable side of Virat Kohli. It was not long after Mahi Bhai had left for India, Virat started fidgeting with his phone every night in a hope that Mahi Bhai would call up. He himself wouldn't, of course!

Virat missed his Mahi Bhai at times—

When he couldn't decide the field placement between matches and looked towards the wickets only to realise that Mahi Bhai isn't standing there anymore...

When he lost his wicket after playing unnecessary shot and Mahi Bhai was no longer there to tell him it was okay...

When he had awful headache and he couldn't find a shoulder to lean upon...

When he scored his century and Mahi Bhai wasn't there to tell him how proud he was...

When he walked into Mahi Bhai's room and realised that room was gonna be empty from then onwards...

When he realised not only his captain but his elder brother had left too...

And most of all he missed Mahi Bhai when he realised he was probably the reason Mahi Bhai...

He missed his Mahi Bhai terribly!

Virat may not have felt broken when Mahi Bhai left but right after the moment Bhai left, he broke down everyday bit by bit, slowly but steadily!

Virat was broken too!

And he desperately wanted to tell this not only to Mahi Bhai but to every single person out there.

This was how it had all begun!
______________________________________

A/n

This is a short MahiRat story. It will be a story of how Virat and Mahi came together again after Mahi's retirement from test cricket!

I wanted to write on this phase for soo long but I was bit hesitant about it! Finally started it!

Hope you guys liked the idea? Do tell me how was it!

Do vote and comment!

Love ❤️