Cricket Ascend System

Chapter 37: Selected

For a few seconds after the winning run—

everything felt strangely quiet to Sahil.

Not because the ground was silent.

People were clapping loudly.

Teammates celebrating.

Players discussing the chase immediately.

But inside Sahil’s head—

everything slowed down. freewebnσvel.cøm

Because deep down—

he knew.

That innings had changed something important.

Not just sixes.

Not random power hitting.

He had finished a proper school chase under pressure.

Kabir walked toward him first.

Bat tucked under arm.

Expression calm as always.

"You pace innings better now."

That was it.

No dramatic praise.

Still—

coming from Kabir—

it meant a lot.

Then Aman arrived shaking his head.

"That pull shot top edge for six was illegal."

Even Sahil laughed.

"Agreed."

The system appeared quietly afterward.

MATCH REVIEW COMPLETE

Pressure Chase: Successful

Finisher Activation: High-level response detected

Match Temperament Mission Progress

71%

Condition: ✔ No reckless dismissal ✔ Controlled acceleration achieved ✔ Strike rotation maintained

Then another notification appeared underneath.

PERFECT TIMING PATHWAY

Validated Perfect Connections: 13 / 1000

Only thirteen.

After an entire match.

Honestly painful.

But Sahil understood why now.

The mission wasn’t tracking boundaries.

It tracked perfection.

And perfection was rare.

Meanwhile—

Coach Verma gathered everyone near boundary rope.

The atmosphere became serious instantly.

Because everyone knew what was coming.

Selection announcement.

Some players looked nervous.

Others confident.

A few avoided eye contact completely.

Coach Verma opened notebook calmly.

Then began reading names.

"Kabir Ahuja."

Expected.

"Aman Sethi."

"Nikhil Rao."

"Ritesh."

One by one—

selected players stepped forward quietly.

Then:

"Sahil Choudhary."

For one second—

Sahil genuinely froze.

Not trial squad.

Not backup list.

Main school squad.

Officially selected.

Ravi immediately punched his shoulder from behind.

"Told you."

But honestly—

Sahil barely heard him.

Because the system exploded brightly inside his vision.

MAJOR EVENT COMPLETED

School Team Selection Achieved

Reward: +20 Timing

Allocate Points?

YES / NO

Sahil’s eyes widened instantly.

Twenty timing points.

The biggest stat reward he had received in months.

He selected YES immediately.

Timing: 31 → 51

And instantly—

something changed.

Not physically.

Mechanically.

It felt like his eyes tracked movement cleaner.

Like the ball stayed visible slightly longer during impact moments.

Even imaginary swing paths inside his head looked sharper somehow.

Then another screen appeared.

STATUS WINDOW UPDATED SAHIL CHOUDHARY

Role: Power Hitter / Finisher

Batting Stats

Power: 70

Timing: 51

Control: 29

Defense: 16

Mental Toughness: 18 fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Physical Stats

Endurance: 27

Agility: 14

Recovery: 11

Current Development Rating

Street Cricket: DOMINANT

School Cricket: HIGH POTENTIAL

Special Traits

✔ Elite Raw Power

✔ Match Finisher Instinct

✔ Boundary Pressure Creation

✔ Rapid Adaptation Growth

Current Major Weakness

✘ Defensive reliability against quality pace

The jump looked insane now.

Timing above 50 completely changed his profile.

No longer just raw power.

Now he had actual shot quality developing too.

Coach Verma closed notebook afterward and looked directly at selected players.

"This is only school level."

Instant silence.

"If anyone thinks selection means success..."

He paused briefly.

"...you’re already finished."

Then his eyes stopped briefly on Sahil.

Especially Sahil.

"Talent creates attention."

The coach folded his notebook calmly.

"Discipline creates cricketers."

That sentence stayed in Sahil’s mind long after everyone left.

Because deep down—

he understood something clearly now.

Riverside Gully made him dangerous.

But school cricket?

That was starting to make him real.