AUTHOR'S POV -

Yuvraj was going to Bangalore, specially to meet his bhai, Rahul Dravid on his birthday, he was missing his bhai a little bit too much and thought of proving to him that he is his best kiddo and not MSD or Raina or any one else.

Yuvi reached Bangalore and headed for his Rahul bhai's house first, he was there on his birthday morning, he rang the bell to see Samit open the door.

"Chachu, you here?" he asked, a little surprised.

"Yes, its Rahul bhai's birthday today right so I came to surprise him, where is he?" Yuvi asked excitedly.

"Yuvi, come inside first." Vijitha, Rahul Dravid's wife said as she saw Yuvi on the door.

"Good morning Bhabhi how are you? But wait first tell me where bhai is." Yuvi asked cheerfully.

"I am doing great and about Rahul, he has gone to the NCA." Vijitha said.

"What? Its his birthday today." Yuvi said.

"I know but no days off for him, I asked him to stay back but he wanted to go and anyways Anvey and Samit have school in the morning so the celebrations will happen in the evening only so I didnt force him to take an off." Vijitha replied and Yuvi nodded making up his mind to immediately go to the NCA.

"I will go and meet bhai there." Yuvi said.

"Have breakfast first Yuvi, you just came here." Vijitha insisted.

"I know but I came to wish Rahul bhai first." Yuvi said and thats when Anvay came out of the kitchen with a plate of delicious looking dosas, Yuvi couldnt resist.

"Yuvi chachu." Anvay screamed happily as he noticed Yuvi and he jumped on him and Yuvi reciprocated to that hug with the same amount of excitement Anvay had.

"Can I take an off from school today? Please I want to play with Yuvi chachu." Anvay pleaded.

"Same here if he gets a leave even I do." Samit added and Yuvi joined the two kids to convince Vijitha to give them a leave.

"Sorry no leaves, both of you have exams coming up so teachers must be doing important revisions, you can play with your chachu once you are back and Yuvi dont you want to go meet Rahul?" Vijitha said.

"Yes I do want to meet bhai however I can atleast have breakfast with them since you were insisting me to have the tasty hot dosas you were cooking for breakfast." Yuvi said and he had his breakfast with the Dravids.

As soon as he was done he left for the NCA, he went to the nets, the gym, everywhere but he couldnt find Rahul Dravid, he finally went to ask some support staff about him and he said that Rahul Dravid is with the U19 players in the locker rooms so Yuvi went there.

"Happy birthday happy birthday, happy birthday to you sir!!!!" the U19 boys sang and seeing this Yuvi fumed like anything.

And to add salt to his wounds the U19 boys smashed cake on Rahul and he did not even protest even a bit, he let them smash the cake on him and even all his clothes got dirty with the cake fight which Rahul did not mind at all.

"Rahul bhai." Yuvi mumbled with hurt, because his bhai never let him smash cake on his face at all, until now, never was he allowed to do this and these kids who have barely known him personally for a year or maybe two were allowed to do this.

"Enough enough, isnt my face covered with enough cake that you all are still wanting to put cake." Rahul Dravid finally spoke.

"No sir, this much is enough, we need to leave some cake for eating also na." Abhishek said.

"Oh really? I dont think that any is left for you to eat." Rahul said looking at the place where the cake was kept.

"Who ate the 2 pieces of cake I had saved from cake smashing?" Abhishek whined as Shubman went to hide behind Dravid.

"The young man behind me I believe." Dravid said with a smirk as Abhishek chased Shubman and they ran around the room, not like Abhishek could remove the cake from Shubman's stomach but Abhishek's dirty cake filled hands could definitely spoil Shubman's hair enough for him to take a bath again.

"Stop stop now kids, you will hurt yourself instead." Dravid screamed and on their coach's command Shubman took an immediate break and so did Abhishek but instead of the dirty cake hands going on Shubman's hair, it went on Yuvi's white t shirt since Shubman had ducked down.

"Shit, Yuvraj sir? Sorry I didnt know you were here its Shubh's fault, he went down, sorry dont be angry, I am your biggest fan." Abhishek said all in one go, but Yuvi was fuming.

"What will I do with your sorry? You spoilt my favorite white t shirt." Yuvi said.

"Yuvi, dont talk in this way with the kids and none of us noticed you here, he didnt do this purposely." Dravid said going towards them.

"You scream at me only, and spoil them." Yuvi said while fuming and went towards the washroom to clean his t shirt.

Rahul Dravid looked at Abhishek and Shubman who had their heads down and they were really upset, they really were big fans of Yuvi, so he said, "Dont worry kiddos, Yuvi tends to get a little angry sometimes, you two go, I will give you boys a cake party provided you all go train right now and that other cake doesnt end up on my face."

Shubman and Abhishek agreed and then they left with the other players.

Rahul went towards the washroom where Yuvi was and found him trying to clean his shirt but he instead spread the cake on his t shirt instead and Rahul shook his dead negetively looking at his antics.

"Leave it, I will clean it, turn." Rahul said, looking at Yuvi struggling.

"You clean your face and t shirt first, I can do this on my own." Yuvi said grumpily and Rahul shrugged his shoulders and washed the cake off his face and went out, looking at this, Yuvi got even more angry, he was supposed to help me.

Rahul came back after 5 minutes after changing his t shirt to check on Yuvi and saw that things were no better so he just stood there for a few seconds until Yuvi noticed him.

"Done?" Rahul asked to see Yuvi's t shirt more dirty than it actually was and he gave Yuvi another t shirt to change into and Yuvi made faces before taking it from him.

"Now tell me why are you so grumpy today?" Rahul asked Yuvi once he changed his t shirt.

"You never let me smash cake on you." Yuvi complained.

"Thats it?" Rahul asked.

"Nor did you like cake being smashed on you." Yuvi added.

"But they did that and you let them do it also, thats not fair." Yuvi whined and Rahul laughed.

"They are kids Yuvi, they smashed cake on my last birthday also when we went for the U19 world cup, and so did they do it this year." Rahul said and this agitated Yuvi more.

"What? They have smashed cake on you before also? And I didnt know that? And since when did you become so cool? You never let us party also." Yuvi complained.

"I know what your party is, late nights and everything, they where just eating and smashing cake around which is much better than your form of partying so I can allow them, plus they are kids they will enjoy now only right and younger the people I stay with the cooler I become. " Rahul said.

"I dont like you bhai" Yuvi grumpily said and went out and Rahul followed him.

"Sir we are your big fans, we are sorry for putting cake on you, but please sir please give us your autograph." Shubman and Abhishek said coming in front of him.

"Oh I am not here to give anyone autographs, and you come to NCA to train na then go do that, you will see many famous cricketers like me coming you will run behind them for autographs or what? Go train." Yuvi replied and Shubman and Abhishek went back dejected.

"Is that the way to talk to anyone?" Rahul asked Yuvi calmly.

"Oh sorry thats not how I should have talked with your kidddos? Sorry bhai, I was a fool that I came to Bangalore specially for your birthday, you have your kiddos to celebrate it with." Yuvi said.

"Now I see what your problem is, you know that you all are my small bros right? And you are the naughtiest and the most difficult of them all, but that makes you my favorite and how can you compare yourself with these kids? They are dear to me but not more than you." Rahul said and yuvi was still not satisfied.

"But you let them put cake on you soooooo" Yuvi said and Rahul narrowed his eyes at him but before Rahul could run he was attacked by Yuvi who took the left overs of the cake and coloured Rahul's hair with it.

"What was this?" Rahul asked.

"I was proving to you that I am your little bro and they are not your kiddos, even if they are you cant love anyone more than me because I am the best bro you can ever get." Yuvi said.

"Acha? Best bro? You say this in front of Mahi abd Sonu and they make another fuss." Rahul said.

"They didnt come to meet you specially on your birthday, I did so I am the best and you love me the most." Yuvi declared as he went to hug Rahul.

"Acha fine you are the best." Rahul said fondly.

"But you will not talk to them like this, those two are really big fans of you and if you talk to them like this what will they learn from you? That once you become senior players you can be rude to the juniors? Have I done that ever?" Rahul asked.

"No bhai." Yuvi said.

"Then? What do you learn from me?" Rahul asked.

"To guide the juniors and become a big brother to them like you are to me." Yuvi said and Rahul was proud and shocked of how Yuvi actually understood what he was trying to explain in one go

"I will be kind to them but not now later, right now we will celebrate your birthday and have fun." Yuvi said and Rahul knew that Yuvi was just trying to talk sensibly so he drops this matter and spends time with him, but he hoped that he actually understands this one day.

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"Mahino baad gym jaa rahe hain yaar." Abhishek said.

"Thank god IPL ho raha hain yaar." Shubman said.

"I know right warna main ghar mein pak jaata pura." Abhishek said and they entered the gym

"You said that its going to be only us in the gym." Abhishek said as they saw that someone else was also working out.

"Thats what we were told." Shubman said.

"Shit its Yuvi sir." Abhishek said.

"Bhaag, ghar mein hi work out karlenge." Shubman said.

"Haan, main toh Yuvi sir se woh cake wali baat ke baad bhaag hi raha hoon." Abhishek said and Shubman and Abhishek turned to leave.

"Shubman, Abhishek? You both came?" the gym trainer asked noticing them and they bith face palmed.

"We are facing backwards that means we are going, is he mad?" Abhishek whispered into Shubman's ear but Shubman turned making Abhishek turn as well since it was too late to escape now and Yuvi had noticed them as well.

"Yes we came." Shubman said looking at the gym instructor as he internally cursing him.

"Great then lets start the workout?" the trainer asked.

"No, not today." Abhishek said immediately.

"Why?" the trainer asked.

"Abhay ka pet dard kar raha hain Abhay?" Shubman asked.

"Haan, aaahh." Abhay said and then faked a 'I am in pain' voice and clutched his stomach.

"I will take him to the hospital, we will come tomorrow, no day after, whenever he is okay." Shubman said holding Abhishek.

"Are you sure its serious enough to go to the hospital?" the trainer asked and Yuvi was quietly looking at all the drama.

"Yes a lot, very serious, ah." Abhishek said.

"Dont overdo it." Shubman whispered into Abhishek's ear.

"What exactly is the problem in your stomach?" the trainer asked.

"Main doctor thodi na hoon, problem toh doctor hi bata sakta haina." Abhishek said.

"Leave them, they are acting." Yuvi finally opened his mouth and Abhishek and Shubman were fixed at their positions.

"Ah my stomach." Abhishek tried acting for one last time.

"You decide what is paining first, you are telling you have a stomach pain but your hand is on your heart." Yuvi said and Abhishek immediately dropped his hand down to his stomach and Shubman wanted to go break his head somewhere.

"Ha ha, april fool banaya, bada maza aaya." Shubman sang and then looked at a confused Abhishek and singled him to go along with what he is doing.

"We were trying to prank you two but very smart Yuvi sir, you identified it." Shubman said

"Ya we were pranking you." Abhishek joined Shubman.

"Lack of experience, god knows how you two will survive in the Indian Cricket team." Yuvi said.

"Why?" Abhishek asked and Shubman wondered why his best friend cannot shut his mouth up for some time.

"Indian team main debut nahi karna kya?" Yuvi asked.

"Karna haina." Abhishek said.

"Than ask your friend about the pranks they play on each other in front of that this is nothing it is a high school prank or even worse, pakka tum dono hi sabke shikaar banoge." Yuvi said and walked back to continue working out.

"Should we try one last time?" Abhishek asked Shubman who nodded.

"Then you teach us how to play good pranks and not end up becoming a shikaar in the team?" Abhishek asked Yuvi or rather begged.

"Yes please?" Shubman asked.

"Ya ya I will be your guru I know that I am the best at all this, so you had to come to me." Yuvi said.

"Then can we get your autograph?" Abhishek asked.

"I will give it but latter first be good students." Yuvi said.

"What do we do first?" Shubman asked.

"First train without excuses I will take my classes later." Yuvi said and Abhishek and Shubman agreed readily.

After tehy all finished training, Abhishek and Shubman kept roaming around Yuvi like his tails almost every day, and Yuvi continued spoiling them in everyway possible revealing to them about how they can prank others in the team and not become the shikaars.

"The team will finally have players as amazing as me." Yuvi said.

"But I am never pranked usually, Virat bhaiya has told everyone not to prank me ever if they do then Virat bhaiya scolds them." Shubman said.

"Not bad but your Virat bhaiya himself is a big prankster, but he barely used to get pranked because of Mahi, even if he got pranked Mahi used to scold that person. So smart move you can prank them but be safe also because of cheeku. All I want is that the team should fee my presence even without me and my two Punjabi mundas will do that." Yuvi said.

"I wont prank anyone though." Shubman whispered into Abhishek's ear.

"I have not even entered the team yet." Abhishek whispered back.

"I wont prank because they all treat me like their small bro so I cant prank them." Shubman said.

"I want to be like Yuvi paa only so when I enter the team I will do everything Yuvi paa tells." Abhishek said.

"Kya baate chal rahi hain?" Yuvi asked them.

"Shub is telling that he wont prank anyone and he didnt say anything before because he is a big fan of yours but I am a bigger fan and he is also scared of you after that cake thing so he didnt say no to you and all he wants is an autograph from you and so do I and I want to even be like you." Abhishek blurted out and Shubman face palmed.

"What cake thing?" Yuvi asked.

"In Bangalore, Rahul sir's birthday, we smashed cake on him, and we didnt see you and we spoilt your favorite white t shirt, we have been running away fro, you since then because you even scolded us at that time and we did that excuse on the first day because we wanted to run away from you because we thought that you would remember that and scold us again." Abhishek said.

"Iske pet mein kuch rehta nahi hain, bhagwaan kuch karo iss Abhay ka." Shubman murmured.

"Ohh I dont even remember that cake thing and you two didnt have to run from me for so long, I am a very kind and forgiving person, I forgive you and Shubh if you dint want to prank anyone its okay but Abhay you will be like me na?" Yuvi asked Abhishek.

"Arre Yuvi paaa I always wanted to be like you, you are my favorite and my childhood hero." Abhishek said.

"Childhood? I am not some old man that you can call me your childhood hero." Yuvi said.

"I meant cricketing hero." Abhishek said and Yuvi nodded.

"Actually I dont like doing pranks in the Indian team because they all treat me like a small bro na so I want to be like that only other wise I do pranks so I still want your autograph." Shubman said.

"Yeh abhi tak autograph pe hi atka hain?" Yuvi asked.

"Autograph chodo, I will give you a bat with my autograph before you go for IPL, happy?" Yuvi asked and Shubman jumped.

"Me?" Abhishek asked.

"You I will give you my match bat, with my autograph, you are my pakka wala junior." Yuvi said and Abhishek jumped even higher in joy.

"Even I want your match bat." Shubman whined.

"Arre I am giving you my brand you new bat na." Yuvi said.

"Okay fine." Shubman agreed.

"Its the gym trainer's birthday today." one of the players came interupting them.

"Lets cake smash" Abhishek said and then looked at Yuvi and said, "Its okay I would rather prefer your match bat."

"But I prefer a cake smash." Yuvi said and Shubman and Abhishek's faces lit up.

After the cake cutting Yuvi made sure to smash some cake on Shubman and Abhishek as revenge and threatened them that they wont get the bat if the cake smash him.

"You two will get the bats before you go for the IPL and if you hit well in the match with it you know why, its because I trained you two in the lock down and you two used my bat so obviously you two had to do well." Yuvi said and Shubman and Abhishek nodded.

"If I do well I will tell you thanks in the post match presentation." Abhishek said.

"No no, I dont need thanks and all just do well and that will be your way of thanking me for my amazing guidance." Yuvi said proudly.

At that time Rahul called Yuvi and Yuvi picked it up.

"Where were you Yuvi I have been trying your number since the past one hour." Rahul said with concern.

"Oh I was training with Shubh and Abhay and then it was the gym trainer's birthday so we were cutting the cake and then I smashed cake on Abhay and Shubh and these two cant even wipe the cake off themselves properly so I had to help them." Yuvi said all in one go.

"You were with Shubh and Abhay?" Rahul reconfirmed not able to believe what he just heard.

"Ya, I am with them only we have been training together since the past 2 weeks and I have been guiding them, they have great potential you know." Yuvi said.

"I know that because technically I have been their coach in U19 and in NCA so I literally identified their potential." Rahul wanted to say but he didnt and he rather said, "What did you guide them for? Cricket or things like troubling people in the team?"

"Both bhai, cricket because first they need to get into the team and pranking and troubling so that they are not the victims all the time, they need to be all round like me na." Yuvi said.

"I hope these kids dont get spoilt by him." murmured Rahul .

"What bhai?' Yuvi asked.

"Nothing and you helped them wipe the cake off?" Rahul reconfirmed, the person who cant wipe the cake off his own face and clothes helped two other people do that.

"Ya bhai, is the phone away from you I said that before itself." Yuvi said.

"Oh I couldnt believe my ears, I thought you didnt like them, you didnt even give them your autograph the last time so I was kind off shocked that you are guiding them now." Rahul said.