The ESPN Cricinfo polls were going on with full flare. And fans all over the world were excited.

Voting for their favourite players, sharing the link for others to vote and almost leading campaigns for their favs.

And in the process they started to spew hatred to the person their fav was pitted against without considering that even that person was a good Cricketer and even that person deserved to be respected.

The polls atlast clinched to the El classico of Indian cricket, The captain cool MS Dhoni vs The King Virat Kohli. And the campaigns started raging Indian social media.

Both MS and Vi have a large number of diehard sensible fans, who support one while respecting the other, and also they have MahiRat fanatics who adore them together...but like every fandom even they have there demented part of their fanbase.

And this part has a strong social media trolling presence, and as the pole clinched, the trolling and insulting began.

MSD who generally stayed clear off social media was really unaffected by this.

But Virat who tried his best but somehow seemed to somehow find some of the worst insensitive disrespectful content either directed at Bhai or him.

And he was hating this God damn poll.
Why did they need to compare him and Bhai? Wasn't it more than clear what Bhai meant to him? That he was one of the people Vi would happily bow down to?

And Vi felt irritated and so he decided to do what he usually did when situations irritated him.

He called up Mahi Bhai.

Mahi: Hey Cheeku!

Vi(in childish whiny voice): Make them stop.

Mahi(Amused by how this 31 year old man managed to be this immature at times): Ahh...kid...I am gonna need more than that to work on...Make whom stop?

Vi: THEM.

Mahi: Whom? Who are they? Do 'them' have a name? And what do you want me stop them from doing?

Vi: Espn cricinfo and it's stupid stupid poll. Like why do they have to do a poll between us two...like you are better than me...everyone knows that...and also...

Mahi(sighing): Cheeku...two things...firstly you ARE a better batsman than me...and don't argue with me on that...you are literally, Literally called Sachin paaji's protege...and he is the God of cricket and that makes you kind of Demigod...And secondly, when will you grow up?

Cheeku: Still why all the contreversy?

Completely ignoring the 'When will you grow up part'

Mahi: How does it matter kiddo? Does it change what we have? If suddenly they say I am better than you will it change anything? Or if they say you are better than me will you stop bieng my kid?

Cheeku: No...of course not....I can never stop bieng your kid...never ever

Mahi: Then kiddo how does it even matter...let them do what they want...what gives popularity to their channel...

The line goes silent for a moment.

Cheeku(whiniest possible voice): Why aren't you coming back?

Mahi: Cheeku we went over this right? I need to analyse things before I decide anything...and as I have said before it's doesn't matter if I play or not ... You are my kid and that stays constant...ok?

Cheeku: Promise?? Like really really it won't ever ever change?

Mahi: Pakka promise...Also you know kid, I wish with all my heart you win this poll...

Cheeku(confused): But why?

Mahi: Well when both you and Jassi perform well in a match, why do you always wish that Jassi wins the MoM??

Cheeku: Because...

Mahi: Because he is you kid right? His achievements make you happy. And in the same way when you break my win streak records...or even win a pointless poll...it makes genuinely happy and incredibly proud of you...

Cheeku (feeling the hurt bursting kind of love for Mahi Bhai): Bhai...you are...I...

Unable to frame his gratitude.

Mahi bhai: I know...I love you too kiddo...now stop worrying about stupid things and go and have fun with the team.

Vi: Bye Bhai...miss you...love you loads.

Mahi: Bye kiddo...

And Virat went back to goof around with his friends feeling a little more at peace having talked to Mahi Bhai.

And that evening when Virat actually ended up winning the pole, it actually drew a smile to Virat's face when he saw Mahi Bhai sharing that news in his WhatsApp status with a message of how proud he is of him.

Mahi Bhai did share things on WhatsApp statuses as only limited people, only close to him, like the team and his friends could see that.

But Mahi Bhai sharing the news made him more happy than actually winning the pole.

And as Jinksy and Bhuvi congratulated him on the group while Harry, Kul, Jassi Rahul, Jaddu, Ro, and Sikhi demanded treat from him from him all suggesting different restaurants.

Vi himself jumped into the convo to whine to Mahi Bhai to make them stop.

And Virat realised that all their bonds were too deep to affected by stupid thing like these polls.

A/N: Just a little filler fic cuz this idea refused to get out of my head. Hope you like it. Also I came back to Wattpad after so many days... couldn't help writing two things atleast...