Chapter 60: TOURNAMENT LEADERBOARDS
INTER-SCHOOL PREMIER CUP — SEASON 12
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MOST RUNS
Rank Player School Matches Runs HS Avg SR
1 Sahil Shastri School 10 660 145* 94.28 229.16
2 Aarush Elite Commerce School 10 487 96 54.11 168.02
3 Kabir Shastri School 10 431 51* 61.57 134.26
4 Arnav DAV Sector 8 9 392 88 49.00 159.34
5 Vivek National Model School 8 344 73 43.00 145.76
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MOST SIXES
Rank Player School Sixes
1 Sahil Shastri School 46
2 Aarush Elite Commerce School 21
3 Arnav DAV Sector 8 19
4 Vivek National Model School 16
5 Aarav Green Valley Academy 15
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MOST FOURS
Rank Player School Fours
1 Sahil Shastri School 52
2 Kabir Shastri School 47
3 Aarush Elite Commerce School 41
4 Arnav DAV Sector 8 36
5 Vivek National Model School 33
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BEST STRIKE RATE
(Minimum 150 Runs)
Rank Player School Strike Rate
1 Sahil Shastri School 229.16
2 Aarush Elite Commerce School 168.02
3 Arnav DAV Sector 8 159.34
4 Aarav Green Valley Academy 151.62
5 Vivek National Model School 145.76
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BEST BATTING AVERAGE
Rank Player School Average
1 Sahil Shastri School 94.28
2 Kabir Shastri School 61.57
3 Aarush Elite Commerce School 54.11
4 Arnav DAV Sector 8 49.00
5 Vivek National Model School 43.00
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MOST FIFTIES
Rank Player School 50s
1 Sahil Shastri School 8
2 Kabir Shastri School 4
3 Aarush Elite Commerce School 4
4 Arnav DAV Sector 8 3
5 Vivek National Model School 3
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MOST HUNDREDS
Rank Player School 100s
1 Sahil Shastri School 2
2 Aarush Elite Commerce School 1
3 Arnav DAV Sector 8 0
4 Kabir Shastri School 0
5 Vivek National Model School 0
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MOST NOT OUTS
Rank Player School Not Outs
1 Sahil Shastri School 5
2 Kabir Shastri School 4
3 Aarush Elite Commerce School 2
4 Arnav DAV Sector 8 1
5 Vivek National Model School 1
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MOST IMPACTFUL INNINGS
Player Match Score
Sahil Final vs Elite Commerce 145* (58)
Sahil Semifinal vs St. Xavier’s 64 (25)
Sahil vs DAV Sector 8 94 (31)
Aarush Final vs Shastri 96 (52)
Arnav vs Shastri 88 (41)
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TOURNAMENT AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT
Sahil — Shastri School
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BEST BATTER
Sahil
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MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER
Sahil
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BEST CAPTAIN
Kabir
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COMMENTARY PANEL FINAL WORDS
> "This tournament started with viral sixes..."
> "It ended with one of the greatest school cricket chases we’ve ever seen."
> "And Sahil Choudhary leaves this tournament not just as a finisher..."
> "...but as a genuine future prospect."
The presentation ceremony happened under bright stadium lights.
And honestly—
the atmosphere felt unreal.
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Students still shouting.
Commentary replaying final six repeatedly.
Phones recording everywhere.
Even after match ended—
nobody wanted to leave.
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Shastri players stood near boundary rope exhausted.
Some still couldn’t believe what happened.
From 61/8...
to champions.
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Meanwhile—
Sahil sat quietly near dugout for few moments.
Bat beside him.
Sweat still dripping.
Crowd chants echoing continuously.
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"SA-HIL!"
"SA-HIL!"
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And for first time—
he genuinely felt the weight of what he had done.
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Then presentation ceremony finally started.
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INTER-SCHOOL PREMIER CUP — AWARD CEREMONY
The chief guest was former district cricketer Rajeev Batra.
One of the district selectors stood beside him holding award files.
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Commentary sounded emotional even now.
> "Tonight we witnessed something special."
> "This final will be remembered for years in school cricket."
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First came team awards.
Runner-up medals.
Bowling awards.
Fielding awards.
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Then tournament individual awards began.
- BEST FIELDER OF TOURNAMENT
Ravi Mehta — Shastri School
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The Riverside section erupted loudly.
Ravi looked completely shocked while receiving trophy.
Even Sahil shouted loudly for him.
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BEST CAPTAIN
Kabir — Shastri School
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The crowd applauded heavily.
Honestly—
everyone knew Kabir deserved it.
Calm under pressure.
Smart field placements.
Excellent chase control entire tournament.
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Then came biggest moment.
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The commentator smiled looking toward crowd.
> "And now..."
> "The player who dominated this tournament with pure fearless batting..."
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Entire stadium already started shouting before announcement finished.
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PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT
SAHIL — SHASTRI SCHOOL
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The noise became deafening instantly.
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Phones flashing everywhere.
Students standing on chairs.
Even commentary laughing at crowd reaction.
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Sahil walked slowly toward stage.
Still trying to process everything.
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Then giant tournament stats appeared on electronic screen behind stage.
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SAHIL — TOURNAMENT STATS
Runs: 660
Average: 94.28
Strike Rate: 229.16
Sixes: 46
Hundreds: 2
Highest Score: 145* (58)
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The entire stadium applauded again seeing numbers.
Because honestly—
those stats looked absurd at school level.
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Then district selector Rajeev Batra shook Sahil’s hand personally.
And quietly said:
> "Come prepared for district trials."
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For one second—
everything around Sahil went silent mentally.
District trials.
Real progression.
Next level cricket.
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The system appeared instantly.
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MAJOR MILESTONE ACHIEVED
District-Level Recognition: OFFICIALLY OBTAINED
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REWARD
Mental Toughness: +3
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Mental Toughness: 24 → 27
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Then another notification appeared.
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TOURNAMENT COMPLETION BONUS
Power: +1
Timing: +2
Control: +2
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UPDATED CORE STATS
Power: 76
Timing: 60
Control: 38
Defense: 16
Mental Toughness: 27
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And honestly—
for first time—
Sahil’s stats looked genuinely dangerous.
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Finally—
the championship trophy arrived.
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Kabir lifted trophy first.
Then entire team shouted together.
Confetti exploded.
Cameras flashed nonstop.
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And right at center of celebration—
stood Sahil.
Tournament superstar.
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Next Morning — Back To School
Honestly—
Sahil expected normal celebration.
What he got instead felt ridiculous.
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The moment Shastri team bus entered school gate—
students exploded outside.
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Drums.
Flowers.
Slogans.
Even teachers standing outside clapping.
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Someone had literally printed giant flex banner.
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"WELCOME OUR CHAMPIONS"
And directly in center—
huge photo of Sahil pulling final six.
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Riverside boys somehow arrived before school students again.
Shouting louder than everyone.
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One junior screamed:
"145 NOT OUT!"
Another shouted:
"Bhai IPL khelega future mein!"
(Bro will play IPL in future!)
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Even principal looked unusually excited during assembly.
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For first time in school history—
the cricket team received full-stage honor ceremony.
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The principal spoke proudly:
> "These boys represented our school with courage and discipline."
Then smiling slightly:
> "And some of them broke the internet too."
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Entire assembly burst laughing immediately.
Sahil looked awkward instantly.
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Then final chase clips played on projector screen inside assembly hall.
And every six received louder reaction from students.
Especially the winning shot.
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Even teachers who didn’t understand cricket properly looked impressed.
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After assembly—
students surrounded Sahil everywhere.
Photos.
Questions.
Instagram requests. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Autographs on notebooks.
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Honestly—
it became impossible walking normally through school now.
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But among all noise—
one thing mattered most.
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Coach Verma called Sahil separately after school.
No crowd.
No celebration.
Just serious expression as always.
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Then he handed him a paper quietly.
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DISTRICT UNDER-19 TRIAL INVITATION
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And suddenly—
everything changed again.
That night—
the tournament ended with one truth accepted by everyone.
Sahil wasn’t just viral anymore.
He was becoming real cricket talent.
The final didn’t just end at the stadium.
It exploded across the internet.
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Within thirty minutes—
clips from the chase flooded everywhere.
Instagram.
YouTube Shorts.
Cricket pages.
WhatsApp statuses.
Even local news sports pages started posting instantly.
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And honestly—
school cricket had never seen reactions like this before.
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The biggest viral reel?
Obviously—
the winning six.
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Slow-motion edit.
Crowd noise muted.
Bat swing sound amplified.
Ball disappearing into night sky.
Then commentary screaming.
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Caption:
> "145* in a FINAL CHASE from 45/4 😳"
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Views after 12 hours: 8.7 Million
Likes: 1.4 Million
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Another reel went even crazier.
The pull shot against slower bouncer in final over.
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Commentary audio blasted through edit:
> "HE HAS DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE!"
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Caption:
> "This kid might genuinely become something special."
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Views: 11.2 Million
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Even cricket meme pages stopped joking and started respecting him seriously.
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Viral Reactions
@BoundaryZoneIndia
> "145* off 58 in a final chase is absurd."
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@NextGenCricket
> "District selectors better not ignore this innings."
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@IndianYouthCricket
> "Biggest school cricket innings we’ve seen online in years."
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Former district players even reposted clips.
One academy coach uploaded analysis video only on Sahil’s pull shot mechanics.
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Meanwhile—
his Instagram completely exploded overnight.
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@sahil_18
Followers Before Final: 87.4K
Followers After Final: 412K+
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Message requests flooded endlessly.
Local academies.
Small sponsors.
Cricket pages asking collaborations.
Random students making fan edits.
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One fan page even uploaded:
> "Every six from Sahil’s 145* innings."
Runtime: 4 minutes 18 seconds.
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And the comments looked insane.
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> "Bro turned school final into IPL."
> "45/8 to victory is madness."
> "That strike farming was cold."
> "Main character energy."
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Even district scouts got tagged constantly online now.
People literally demanding his selection publicly.
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The craziest reel though—
was the scoreboard progression edit.
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45/4
49/5
50/6
52/7
61/8
Then suddenly—
Sahil sixes everywhere.
Crowd screaming.
Commentary breaking down.
Victory.
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Caption:
> "This wasn’t an innings. This was survival instinct."
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Views: 14.6 Million
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And late that night—
while Sahil silently stared at his exploding notifications—
the system appeared once again.
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EXTERNAL REPUTATION UPDATE
Public Recognition: VIRAL
District Recognition: ACTIVE
Tournament Reputation: LEGENDARY
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Then one final line appeared underneath.
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NOTICE
Your cricket is no longer being watched only for entertainment.
People are now evaluating your future.