A/N : We won, but our best players and our fav partnership out there, Ro-Ko, gave us the biggest heartbreaks, and the pain is so high, it equals the happiness we felt after winning. Jadeja too announced his retirement, something all the more heartbreaking. The next chapter will definitely be entirely on ShubSara, but I might write a few more chapters of Shub with Ro-Ko and other seniors, Also, no diary entry in this chapter either

" Agar batayega nahi toh pata kaise chalega?" Shreyas pinched the bridge of his nose.

" Shre yaar...tere liya kehna aasan hai!"

" Shubi, you gotta muster up courage in order to tell Sara that you love her."

" How did you do it with Trisha?"

A soft smile spread across Shreyas' face, a look that evidently told Shubman that he was clearly smitten.

" When you're in love, there's always this urge to let the person you love know, no matter how many fears and insecurities try and drag you behind, the feeling of having your love reciprocated, is one of the best ones. Love is a very beautiful emotion Shubi, and getting to experience it with the right person, means you're very very fortunate."

" You're so in love with her." He voiced out and Shreyas chuckled, his eyes twinkling.

" And are you not? Welcome to the club my boy!"

" Ab bache hai, Yashu, Tilak, Abhay, Dhruv aur Riyan!" Ruturaj said, as he came in with the snacks.

Yashasvi shook his head.
" Mai single hi best hoon! Mujhe nahi padna pyaar vyaar ke chakkar mein!"

" Arey Rutu bhai kya baat kar rahe ho, Tilak toh DB ka boyfriend hai, koi bandhi dhund li uske liye toh DB bura maan jaayega!" Ishan sniggered and the entire room burst into laughter as Tilak rolled his eyes.

" Yashu, mujhe laga teri bandhi hai?" Shreyas arched a brow.

" Nahi toh! Single hoon!"

" But you got rumours with that pretty singer?"

" Eshanya? Please, she's anything but pretty!" He rolled his eyes.

" Your gallery and instagram feed says otherwise." Shubman playfully arched a brow, mischief twinkling in his eyes and Yashasvi sat up straight.

" You went through my phone?" He asked, horrified and everyone burst into laughter yet again.

" Chori pakdi gayi!"

" Tu toh chhupa rustom nikla Yasha!"

" Guys, hear me out, there's nothing like that—" Yashasvi made an attempt to explain himself but failed miserably.

Turning towards Riyan and Dhruv, he shot them a pleading look but they were too busy laughing.

Pitying him for he understood his plight well, Shubman decided to switch to someone else.

" So Abhay..."

" Yeah?"

" How long do you plan on staying single?"

" Exactly my question for you!" Abhishek said, realising what his best-friend was about to do and flipped it on him.
" Shubi, you've been so whipped for her for the past four years without realising, and now that you've realised, you still want to stay single? She's had such an effect, that you ended up scoring a century once simply to prove it to her how good a player can you be on field."

" Wait what?" The boys, apart from Ishan and Abhishek turned towards him in surprise.

" This is new information to us!"

" Damn Shubi! To that great an extent?"

" Wow he was definitely down bad for her. I won't bother proving anything to a girl I claim to hate." Yashasvi shook his head.

Shubman sighed, travelling back to a few months old memory when he was on call with Sara.

" Australian bowlers are taking a toll on you eh?"

" Listen, I can face them quite well alright? I've just not been in the best form."

" No blaming the pitch?" She asked, clearly enjoying getting on his nerves.

She was well aware what a good batsman he was, but, sometimes, getting back at him felt good.

" It is a bowling pitch but I'm not in my best form! Y'know what? You should watch tomorrow's match and you'll get what Shubman Gill really is."

True to his words, the next day, as Shubman opened with Virat for the first time, like Rahul had decided, he'd thrashed every other spinner, pacer and off-spinner who bowled to him.

While Pat had only sighed, with a shake of his head, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood couldn't figure out what the fuck was going on.

Proud, happy and delighted, every senior had endlessly praised him, but Rahul was clearly worried.

" You played well Shubman, but back to back sixes and a double century to Australia's best bowlers?"

" I had to do it. I couldn't play quite well the past few matches, I had to make a comeback." Shubman shrugged.

" What's gotten into you?"

" You should ask who instead of what Jammy Bhaiya." Virat chuckled, amusement twinkling in his eyes.

Rahul only shook his head with a sigh.

" What a match Shubi, what a match!"

" Yuvi Paaji ko puchna chahiye aisa kya hi bola unhone tujhe, ki tu out hone se hi inkaar kar raha hai?" Rishabh laughed.

" Par isne toh Yuvi Paaji se baat hi nahi ki! Yuvi Paaji se call toh chaar din pehle hua tha Rishabh Bhai!" Ishan told him and everyone casted him suspicious glances.

" Sara aayi thi kya match dekhne?" Shikhar asked one of the youngsters and Shubman shot him a horrified look.

" Aap kaisi baatein kar rahe ho Bhaiya?"

" Nahi toh, woh dikhi nahi kahi." Surya chuckled, ignoring the boy

" Te phir? Phir kya hua?"

Almost as if answering his question, on cue, Sara called and the entire room quietened down, eagerly waiting to see what words would be exchanged between the two.

Forgetting everyone else's presence in the room, Shubman immediately received the call.

" There you go, I told you didn't I? I'd show you how good a batsman I am. A double century to the best bowlers out there ain't everyone's cup of tea. Do you still doubt my capabilities? Mine?" He smirked cockily.

" I never questioned your capabilities in the first place, I asked you a mere question, and it seems to have affected you so, that you scored a double century, just to show me how good a player you are. How sweet of you!" She smiled sweetly, amusement marred in her eyes, and his veneer of cockiness cracked.

His smirk faltering as everyone in the room burst into laughter, Sara chuckling alongside them.

" Well played! Congratulations on today's win!" She said, her smile broadening and she hung up.

His jaw agape, he stared at the screen in disbelief as it turned black.

Rahul seemed to have gotten into a better mood too, laughing as well as he patted him on the back.

" To be young and in love!" He remarked with a playful smile while Shubman tried comprehending Sara's words.

She tricked him!

She had tricked him!

She played unfair!

He was going to get back at her for this!

Chuckling fondly at the memory, he looked up as the boys shot him amused looks.

" Whipped." They said in an accord, shaking their heads, sighing with a smile.

Oh very whipped indeed!