"What happened in practice?" Jassi asked "Did they get scolded?"

"Well after what they had done and the massive scare they gave me in that process, I knew I wasn't letting them off with just scolding, but I hadn't decided what to do with them, especially MS as you know this was expected of Yuvi but I never had expected him to do such a thing." Sourav said gravely.

"Well it wasn't just scolding" MS said indignantly "it was a verbal dressing down in the middle of the dressing room in front of the whole team."

"Well MS" Sourav said turning to him "can you say that you did not deserve that, on that day. Especially after yourself bieng the Mahi Bhai of this team."

MS fell silent.

"I did deserve it." MS said quietly, "Why am I even opening my mouth?" He thought again mentally kicking himself.

"This day is getting weirder" Virat thought.

"But..." Jinks said "But how did he give you the idea for his punishment?"

"Well, when I was scolding him," Sourav said "There was conversation which went like this,

'What were you thinking MS?'

'Dada...it was him...'

'Dont even go there Mahiya. Where was your judgement? Dimag kaha Gaya thha?

'Sorry Dada, I got angry and lost control. Dimag kachre mein Chala Gaya thha.'

'What did you say? Dimag kachhre mein thha tera? Achha.' "

"And then you decided to give him that punishment" Jaddu asked to awful delighted tone to his voice.

"Yes" Sourav said "I thought let's keep his head in the dumpster then. I sent Yuvi on the ground he was supposed to do Burpees in the middle of the ground followed by barefoot laps and I asked MS to wait in the dressing room."

"Well I was actually happy that I was not bieng punished as harshly as Yuvi. But then..." MS trailed of.

"Then he saw the janitor coming and giving me a brand new plastic bin." Sourav said doubling with laughter seeing MS's horrified expression even after soany years.

The room roared with laughter well all apart from MS.

"I asked him to tape to tape it to his helmet and go to practice and he was supposed to explain to anyone who asked him that why his brain belonged in the dustbin." Sourav said "And the team made sure they asked him that question enough number of times. And he had to wear that to practice for two days."

"Bhai" Virat said laughing "you were this mischievious and you never told us."

"This was one time Cheeku" MS said.

"Atleast you didn't have to do physical exercises" Rohit laughed.

"But that embarassment was enought I guess" Jaddu said rolling with laughter.

"Bhai you shouldn't have said that statement" Bhuvi laughed out.

MS sat their just glaring at them, and bidding his time to give the perfect comeback.

"How did your brain come out if the dustbin Bhai?" Jaddu teased.

"How did you become so sensible?" Harry said emboldened

"Well he had to be " Jassi said suddenly hugging MS from the other side, before MS could shut them with his response "to control a absolute hooligan like you Hardik."

And that shut Hardik up quickly.

"Don't tease Mahi Bhai" Kuldeep said with unnatural indignation from Mahi Bhai's chest and tightened his grip on Mahi.

And this shut almost everyone up, especially Virat.

"See Dada" MS said fondly cuddling them both to himself "I have the best defenders in the whole entire world. I love you two, kiddos."

"You don't love us?" Rohit said in the whiniest tone possible.

"Hmmph" Jaddu said offended "But tell us how did you get your brain out of the dumpster, we will try the same with Harry."

"Well Jaddu, exactly how you got your neck out of trouble the time we went that pub in England." MS smiled sweetly.

Jaddu immediately shut up.

"Before any of you utter one more word" MS said "just remember how many detailed stories I can tell about each of you."

It was their turn to look scared now. They realised even though Dada can tease his Mahi, but their Mahi Bhai still had the upper hand on them.

"But...but...don't you love us?" Rohit repeated.

"You said you love only Jassi and Kuliya" Virat said.

And within a second suddenly almost all of them jumped on him, including Jinks and Bhuvi and started shouting things on the line of "Tell you love us too." Almost strangling MS.

"Ok ok" MS said not even trying to free himself, because he knew it won't be of any use "I love all of you, all of you."

While Sourav Ganguly, BCCI president, watched them with an warm fondness, they reminded him so much of his own team, mad, immature, childish but so eager to win together, play together and succeed together. He knew Indian cricket would be fine.

His phone rang again, he quickly went out of the room, not wanting to disrupt the moment.

"Achha now get up" MS said atlast "I have to get ready."

"Ready for what?" Jinks asked as they reluctantly parted from him.

"Dada is taking me and Yuvi out for dinner." MS said.

"But you said we will have team movie and game night today" Hardik cried.

"Harry" MS tried to placate "can't you do that tomorrow?"

"No, Day after tomorrow we have early morning practice and after that the on days will start." Kuldeep said.

"Bhai you promised" Chahal whined.

"Kiddos pls understand" MS tried.

"No" Jassi said "you promised."

"Jassi" suddenly Virat said placatingly "Let Bhai go out with Dada, zid mat kar. He wants to spend time with Dada just like we want to spend time with him. Aur hum game night phir kabhi kar lenge."

MS smiled at Virat. Sometimes his Cheeku suprised him so much by acting so grown up.

"Did you just speak sensibly??" Ro said incredulously.

"This is a weird day" Jaddu said.

"Common don't needle him now" MS warned.

"Ok Bhai you go" Kuldeep said and others nodded.

MS looked at their almost crest fallen faces.

"Achha I can do one thing" he said "Let me go out and have dinner, then when I come back we can have a whole night of movies and games. I will bring Yuvi too and Dada if possible."

The whole room cheered.

"Happy now kiddos?" He asked smiling.

"Verrrrrrry Haaaappppy" Hardik said jumping and the others cheered.

So that night after dinner, MS tentatively approached Sourav.

"Dada the team is having a game and movie night." MS said "Yuvi is also joining, will you come?"

"But MS I don't play video games." Sourav said.

"Arey dada toh sikha denge na" Yuvi said "pls Chalo na maza aayega"

"But..." Sourav said.

"Dada pls" MS said

Sourav looked at both of their expectant eyes, they had the ghost of the same eagerness that they had as youngsters, yes they had matured over years and they would definitely understand if denied but they wanted him to come as badly as before.

"Achha I will come" Sourav said, "But don't teach me anything, I will just watch."

"Ok done." MS said brightening up.

So that night, Sourav sat in the back of the room, seeing the current team squabble over whose team Mahi Bhai should play from. He saw Kuldeep and Harry, arguing over having Virat Bhai in their team as Rohit complained of everyone bieng biased. And as the night progressed, and everybody got tired of games, they played the "Lion King" and settled down.

MS settled on the floor using Sourav's legs as back rest, Virat and Kuldeep laid down with their head on MS's lap, and Jassi sat beside him, leaning into his shoulder. It couldn't have been too comfortable for MS but he didn't seem to mind as he put an arm around Jassi.

Ro was beside Jassi, with his back against the wall, Yuzi was laying against him and Hardik curled up on the arm chair beside Bhuvi. Jaddu and Jinks both were lying on the floor. And Yuvi was beside Dada in the sofa.

Sourav observed how peaceful the room seemed, how at ease everyone was with each other. And he felt a moistness in his eyes, as he remembered his own team in a similar scenario. ICT was a team, but he had made his into a family. And he was so glad to see that Mahi had continues the legacy and now Virat had taken the baton. He may be an outsider in the current family but his boy, Mahi, definitely belonged to it.

He waved a hand through Mahi's hair and put another around Yuvi. He was glad he agreed to come. Yes, he had a 6 am flight tomorrow and he will be so sleep deprived but they didn't need to know that. Because his boys were happy to have him here.

Because of all Mahi's achievements, even Dada sometimes forgot that MS was once a kid too, he was a Ganguly's boy. But today he realised Mahi, Zak, Yuvi, Bhajju, Irfan and others will always be his boy. And for Dada, his boys' happiness will always be worth more than a nights sleep.

A/N: This is the last chapter. Hope you guys like it. I personally enjoyed writing this book so much.

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