"Thank you bhaiyaa. For always being there."
"You're my baby brother. I'll always be there, not going anywhere."
Shubman snuggled closer to the warmth his big brother gave and whispered into the silent night,
"You'll score your century in the next match. I just know it."
Shub felt Virat's body shake with laughter and looked at him with an adorable frown and squinted eyes,
"Kya bhaiyaa it's not funny, I'm serious, I have this feeling you'll score a century."
"Nobody has even scored a FIFTY on their 500th match baccha, I doubt I will, even though I love playing at Queen's Park Oval, I doubt I'll get a century."
"Okay, bet?"
Virat amusedly looked at the serious kid and nodded along humoring him,
"So if I win the bet, you have to do my celebration after you get your century, if I lose however, then....I won't fight with Ishan for a week and just assist you, Ishan and Jaddhu bhaiyaa in your pranks."
"Okay. Deal. Get ready to help me, Ishu and Jaddu then."
Virat continued laughing at Shubman as he complained to him about Ishan bullying him over having infinity average in test cricket and people trolling him for saying, "mera Tshirt hataake paseena chatega". Unbeknownst to Shub, Virat felt so much better just listening to the confidence in Shubman's voice when he made that bet.
***
Windies had won the toss and chosen to bowl first on a seemingly flat track, Yashasvi and Rohit notched up another century stand and then Yashasvi had to depart after a fine 50,Shub nervously walked in and Virat had patted his back and sent him down, but unfortunately, he departed for 10, Virat sighed at that and walked to join Ro in the middle,
"Been a while since we had a century stand of our own, aaj banalenge?"
"Don't get out like your prodigy and we'll get it." Ro joked back and they took their ends.
Unfortunately 2 overs later even Rohit got out after a well made 80 and Virat was still yet to open his account, with Jinks at the other end they talked about getting acclimated to the conditions and finally after 20 deliveries Virat opened his account with a boundary and then there was no stopping him, he was in perfect control of his cover drives, Jinks fell for a score of 8 and he was joined by Jaddu, both of them taking their time but the runs kept flowing. Virat had found a fanboy in the form of Joshua de Silva, the Windies' keeper who reminded him a lot of Marnus, he kept chirping,
"My mom told me she's coming to watch Virat Kohli bat "
and the runs countdown he had going when Virat was nearing his 50,
"9 runs more, yeah come on Virat"
"7 more."
And when Vi did get to his second fifty of the series, Joshua took it upon himself to motivate Virat to go for the big score,
"Come on Virat get to your hundred."
"You're obsessed with my milestones?"
"I know I am, I want you to get your 100."
Virat laughed at that, Jaddu met him in the middle and teased,
THE CELEBRATION
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