Free Web NovelChapter 45: The School Circuit Grind
The next two months became a blur of school cricket.
Practice.
Travel.
Matches.
Recovery.
Repeat.
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Coach Verma scheduled fixtures constantly.
"If you want to improve fast," he said one morning, "you need different pressure every week."
And honestly—
he was right.
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Some schools attacked with pace.
Some strangled with spin.
Some defended brilliantly.
Some collapsed under pressure.
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And slowly—
Shastri School transformed into one of the strongest chasing teams in the local school circuit.
A huge reason?
Sahil Choudhary.
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Not because he scored every match.
Actually—
a few innings failed badly.
But that was what made his rise feel real.
He wasn’t dominating through luck anymore.
He was learning through every situation.
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SCHOOL PRACTICE MATCH RUN free𝑤ebnovel.com
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Match 1 — DAV Sector 8
Strongest pace attack faced so far.
Sahil fought alone during collapse.
Result: Lost by 7 Runs
Sahil: 68* (41)
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Match 2 — Green Valley Academy
Coach Verma ordered aggressive chase for NRR simulation.
Sahil attacked immediately.
Result: Won by 7 Wickets
Sahil: 58* (26)
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Match 3 — Modern Public Academy
Best finishing display so far.
Controlled destruction.
Result: Won by 8 Wickets
Sahil: 68* (29)
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Match 4 — St. Xavier’s School
Left-arm spin troubled him badly early.
Recovered later.
Result: Won
Sahil: 44 (31)
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Match 5 — DAV Sector 8 (Rematch)
Arnav Mehra vs Sahil rivalry intensified.
Sahil dominated death overs.
Result: Won
Sahil: 79* (43)
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Match 6 — Sunrise Academy
Flat pitch.
Perfect batting conditions.
Coach ordered rapid chase.
Result: Won in 15 Overs
Sahil: 61 (24)
Strike Rate: 254
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Match 7 — City Public School
Top-order collapse forced anchor role.
One of Sahil’s slowest innings.
Result: Won
Sahil: 57 (52)
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Match 8 — Green Valley Academy (Rematch)
Wide spin strategy frustrated him.
Adapted beautifully through off side.
Result: Won
Sahil: 49* (28)
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Match 9 — St. Xavier’s (Rematch)
Pure batting paradise.
Result: Won
Sahil: 83* (37)
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Match 10 — National Model School
First major failure in weeks.
Tried upper-cut too early.
Caught behind.
Result: Lost
Sahil: 12 (9)
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The dismissal irritated him so much that he practiced upper-cuts for three evenings afterward.
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Match 11 — Riverdale School
Classic finisher innings.
Result: Won in 15.2 Overs
Sahil: 72* (33)
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Match 12 — Sunrise Academy (Rematch)
Controlled middle-over acceleration.
Result: Won
Sahil: 41* (25)
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Match 13 — DAV Sector 8 (Third Match)
Best quality bowling attack again.
This time—
Sahil looked comfortable against pace.
Result: Won
Sahil: 91* (48)
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Even Arnav admitted afterward:
"You’re improving too fast."
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Match 14 — Scholars International
Slow difficult pitch.
Timing struggled badly.
Result: Lost
Sahil: 36 (30)
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Match 15 — Modern Public Academy (Rematch)
Absolute destruction.
Result: Won
Sahil: 104* (52)
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First school hundred.
And not a slow one.
7 Sixes. 9 Fours.
Strike Rate: 200
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That innings spread quickly through school cricket circles.
Because now people realized:
Sahil could play long innings too.
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Match 16 — City Public School (Rematch)
Fielding errors increased pressure.
Still finished chase calmly.
Result: Won
Sahil: 63* (32)
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Match 17 — St. Xavier’s (Third Match)
Swing bowling exposed technical weakness early.
Result: Won
Sahil: 28 (21)
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Match 18 — National Model School (Rematch)
Redemption innings.
Upper-cut used properly this time.
Result: Won
Sahil: 76* (39)
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Match 19 — Green Valley Academy (Third Match)
Mature innings.
Minimal risks.
Only two sixes.
Result: Won
Sahil: 66* (46)
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Match 20 — District Preparatory Invitational
Highest pressure match so far.
Semi-official atmosphere.
District selectors watching nearby.
And Sahil delivered again.
Result: Won
Sahil: 87* (44)
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But not every match became success.
There were ugly failures too.
Quick dismissals.
Poor decisions.
Moments where old habits returned.
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Additional Failures During Practice Games
vs Crescent School
Sahil: 0 (1)
Tried attacking first ball. Caught at deep midwicket.
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vs Army Public School
Sahil: 9 (3)
Two boundaries. Then reckless slog against spin.
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vs Bright Future Academy
Sahil: 4 (7)
Struggled badly against swing.
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vs St. Xavier’s Practice Net Match
Sahil: 15 (8)
Mistimed hook shot.
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Those innings irritated Sahil deeply.
But Coach Verma actually liked them.
Because according to him:
"Failures expose truth faster than hundreds."
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SCHOOL PRACTICE MATCH CAREER STATS
SAHIL CHOUDHARY
Matches: 24
Innings: 24
Runs: 1271
Balls Faced: 709
Average: 84.73
Strike Rate: 179.26
Highest Score: 104*
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Batting Milestones
50s: 14
100s: 1
30+ Scores: 18
Not Outs: 9
Ducks: 1
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Boundary Stats
Sixes: 69
Fours: 101
Boundary Percentage: 67%
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Chase & Finishing Stats
Successful Chases Finished: 12
Average in Chases: 109.8
Death Overs Strike Rate: 248.4
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Timing Mission Progress
Perfect Timing Connections: 118 / 1000
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Still painfully incomplete.
But improving steadily.
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SHASTRI SCHOOL BATTING COMPARISON
MOST RUNS
1. Sahil Choudhary — 1271
2. Kabir Ahuja — 982
3. Aman Sethi — 611
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MOST SIXES
1. Sahil Choudhary — 69
2. Aman Sethi — 21
3. Kabir Ahuja — 9
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MOST FOURS
1. Sahil Choudhary — 101
2. Kabir Ahuja — 94
3. Aman Sethi — 48
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HIGHEST STRIKE RATE
1. Sahil Choudhary — 179.26
2. Aman Sethi — 138.4 freёwebnovel.com
3. Kabir Ahuja — 124.2
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MOST FIFTIES
1. Sahil Choudhary — 14
2. Kabir Ahuja — 11
3. Aman Sethi — 4
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MOST HUNDREDS
1. Sahil Choudhary — 1
Others — 0
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MOST NOT OUTS
1. Sahil Choudhary — 9
2. Kabir Ahuja — 5
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And honestly—
those numbers were becoming scary now.
Because Sahil wasn’t only explosive anymore.
He was becoming consistently explosive.
And that was far more dangerous than raw power alone.
