Almost within 5 minutes the team was all in Virat's room. Jinks, Rohit, Jaddu, KulCha, Jassi, Hardik, Bhuvi and Sikhar had almost flown as much as ran to Virat's room because this photo was too intriguing.

"Why are we wasting time here?" Asked Sikhar.

"Because we need a plan" Ro stressed "This is Mahi Bhai we are dealing with." Making this sound like the most important mission ever.

"Yeah" Virat said "Problem no. 1: He might just get up and leave if he doesn't wanna answer the question."

"Well I have a solution for that" Jaddu said triumphantly "Kuldeep or Jassi just go and lie down with your head on his lap, he will never push you off and get up."

"I will do it" Kuldeep promptly said.

"Why Kuliya or Jassi, even I can do that." Hardik said indignantly "Mahi Bhai loves me a lot too.

"Yes that he does" Yuzi said "But you know their innocent faces have their own advantages."

"And your inherently juvenile delinquent like face has its own disadvantages" Jassi completed and high fived a delighted Kuldeep.

Jassi always gave to Hardik like a boss.

"And they think he is innocent" muttered Hardik under his breath.

"We are deviating from topic" Sikhar said "the point is we should go now and ask him. And Hardik we are putting your whining skills to test today."

"I will bring my A game on" Hardik said.

"We have 80% chance if getting trolled back" Jinks said "but that kinda happens all the time with MS so it's ok I guess."

"Let's go now" Bhuvi urged.

And they headed towards MS's room.

Meanwhile, while all this happened, MSD was in his room watching "Shawshank Redemption" without even knowing that he has been removed from the group. Suddenly the bell rang, thinking it to be one of the kids as he hadn't ordered anything from room service, he said
"Door's open, andar aaja bachcha"

But in walked Sourav Ganguly much to Mahi's embarrassment. "Arey dada aap...I didn't realise..."

"Ha ha "Bachcha" sun ke I got it ki you didn't realise that it's me. Who were you expecting?" Sourav chuckled.

"No one. It's like the kids just come into my room all the time I assumed it's one them or just all of them." MS chuckled "aap baitho na."

"Of course, now that you have become their 'Mahi Bhai' where else would they go if not your room" Sourav grinned at MS "Now you know how I felt back in 2006"

"Ohh yes" MS said "remember how me, Yuvi and Bhajju and Zak would have random movie nights."

"The movie nights were still ok" Sourav said "But a drunk Yuvi was a sight. I have dragged him out if bars and night clubs more times than I can count."

"Anyway, tu bara busy ho Gaya aaj Kal" Sourav said "Cricket khelne ke liye bhi time nahi hai apke paas toh? Kya sabatical Wala drama laga rakha thha?"

"Dada apko bhi pata hai, I will have to leave this soon. Aur main agar khud se nahi nikalta toh yeh Cheeku kabhi mujhe Bahar karke kisi aur ko try hi nahi karta." MS said "pagal hai pura woh." He added fondly.

"Sirf wo? 2008 yaad dilau tujhe?" Sourav said "Dada please understand, aap mere liye retire mat Karo pls. Agar apko lagta hai ki Maine galti ki hai, I will step down from captaincy. Remember?"

MS looked embarrassed.

"It took me 5 days to explain that my retirement had nothing to do with your decision." Sourav said "And you are calling Kohli mad?"

"Wo sawal toh abhi bhi hai Dada. The moment you became President, batein toh suru ho gayi hain." MS said "That you will kick me out."

"How many times are we going to have this conversation MS." Sourav sighed "Come on I came to meet you, Kya tu bhi yeh sab le me baith gaya."

"Sorry" MS said sheepishly "Par baat toh apne hi uthayi"

"Waise yeh natak Jo tune laga rakha tha, sabatical and all, bol ke karne mein apko maut aati hai?" Dada asked "Yaa suspense suspense khelne mein maza aata hai?"

"Tab aap thori thhe BCCI mein" MS said smiling adorably "Bolta kisse?"

"Kyun BCCI ka tab koi president nahi thha? Virat captain nahin thha?" Sourav said sarcastically.

"Cheeku ko yeh Bolta toh das bahane khara Kar leta mujhe rokne ka." MS smiled fondly "Aur pichhla president? Mazak mat Karo dada" MSD gave an dramatic exasperated sigh.

"Aur tu drama mat kar" Sourav laughed ruffling Mahi's hair.

MS revelled in that moment, bieng Mahi Bhai of the team, the big brother, someone ruffling his hair or playfully scolding him was so rare for him. And here was HIS captain sitting beside him and reminding him that he was once a youngster in the team too and may be for Dada he will always remain one. He instinctively leaned into the touch.

"Anyway" Sourav said putting an arm around him "Do you wanna have dinner tonight? Yuvi is in town too and I am free. May be I can treat my boys to a nice meal."

"That would be great" MS brightened up "I will just inform the kids. They generally eat in my room, and kinda hang out here all day. Honestly, you should stop paying for so many rooms, they will fit themselves in one room anyway." He smiled with an indulgent fondness in his voice.

"Aaj pata nahi abhi tak kyun nahi aaye Hain, probably upto something again." He added as an afterthought.

"Ok you inform them and...." Sourav was about to say something but his phone rang.

"Why is he calling me?" Sourav said openly miffed as Sanjay Manjarekar's name flashed on phone.

"Make me pick it up or Hardik or Yuvi and he will never call you again" said MS with relish, he hated Manjarekar with all his heart for what he spoke about Jaddu.

"Well sadly he is in BCCI" Sourav said "I will have to talk to him. I will just be back." And he headed out to talk.

MS picked his phone up to inform the kids that he will be out for dinner and recieved the biggest shock in a long time. Virat had removed him from the group. The kids were definitely upto some mischief again. But what?

As he was thinking this, suddenly the whole gang barged into his room, without knocking and before he could react they were all settled in and around the bed and Kuldeep had put his arms around him and curled up by his side.

"What...what has happened?" MS asked confused "Kuli, bachcha what happened?"

In response the others just smiled knowingly at him and Kuldeep simply snuggled in him.

"I know you are onto something" MS said "what is it?"

"Speak" Jinks signalled Virat with his eyes.

"Well you say" Virat said.

"No this was your idea" Jinks said

"Make Rohit say it" Virat signalled.

Jinks nudged Rohit. Rohit shakes his head in no.

There was no point in in asking Jassi or KulCha they won't say.

Of all the planning they did, they hadn't decided who would start the talk.

"Why are you people behaving like you have to tell me something really big?" MS asked looking at their faces. "And why have you removed me from the group Cheeku?"

"That actually...." Virat started but ended up just scratching his head.

Jaddu and Sikhi watched this amused. As Sikhi was about to start, Bhuvi beat him to it.

"Actually we wanted to know the history of this." Bhuvi said showing MS the photo.

"And we were discussing the same in group so we had to..." Sikh said.

"Not we, that was just Virat" Rohit protested, earning a glare from Vi and Jinks.

MS stared at the pic in disbelief. This was such an old pic. And oh god, he remembered perfectly well why he had a dustbin over his head. But he couldn't tell that to the kids.

"Where did you find this?" MS asked incredulously.

"In a fan page" Jaddu said "But that's not important."

"You guys follow my fanpage?" MS asked almost cringed out.

"Yuzi does" Hardik said gleefully "But the point is what are you doing in this pic and why?"

"It's nothing you need to know" MS said sternly.

"But we want to know all the same" Virat whined.

"Well" MS said "I don't wanna tell you" MS tried to get up but Kuldeep simply nuzzled more into his chest and Mahi Bhai didn't have the heart to push him off.

"Please Mahi Bhai, tell us no please" Jassi said pulling the cutest puppy dog face but MS stubbornly sat his mouth shut.

"Bhai please bolo na" Virat said whining "please Bhai."

"You know them they will keep nagging" Jinks said trying tactically convince MS "Just tell us."

"It won't works Jinks" MS said "I am not telling you this." He made mental note to warn Yuvi and Zak and the others to not tell anything to Virat and Ro.

They all started pleading and creating a huge commotion of "please Bhai please" while MS sat immobilized unable to get up as Kuldeep stayed curled up in him and it was impossible to shake if that boy.

And this is scene to which Sourav walked in after the call.

"What's going on?" He asked utterly surprised. "What's the din all about?"

All fell silent at once, because the BCCI president was standing in the room.

MS felt very very smug. The kids won't be able to nag him now.

"Nothing Dada" Mahi said "Come here na"

As Sourav approached the group, the others looked at each other like "What now?"

But Jaddu's brain was working fast. If someone knew the story behind this picture, Sourav sir was the person. Bieng as reckless and gutsy Jaddu is, he made a decision fast and as soon as Sourav sat down and before any body could stop him he held the pic in front of Sourav and asked,

"Dada do you know what's going on here?"

Sourav stared at the pic for a moment and burst out laughing.

"Is this what you people were nagging him about?" He asked playfully hitting MS on the head.

"Haa Sir" Virat said emboldened by the Jaddu "but he won't tell us."

"But you know what's going on right?" Rohit said "tell us na please."

"Dada no." MS said "please no."

"Well I just might..." Sourav said teasingly.

"No Dada you can't do this, No" MS protested vehemently.

"Well I can" Sourav said challengingly.

"But you won't" MS said "would you?"

"Please tell us please" Hardik countered.

"Haa please sir" Bhuvi supported.

"Well, boys" Sourav said ignoring the pleading eyes of MS and thoroughly enjoying teasing his boy after such a long time "this is a pic of the time when you Mahi Bhai was punished."

"WHAT?!" was the uninamous reaction of yeh room while MS groaned "Dada why?"

A/N: I know the update was long due. But my exams just messed things up. But here I am at last. Please read and review this. And as always I have the same demand, inline comments