Love on the Pitch

"Kuch bhi matlab"

April 26, 2021

Kolkata knight Riders defeated Punjab kings by 5 wickets.
The crowd was cheering while players were hugging each other.
Shubman was content for now even though his performance today wasn't what he wanted. He had resolved his fight too with Sara last night, she forgave him which was followed by their 1 hour lovey dovey conversation, whole thing irking Ishan while unaware Shubman kept delivering Sara cheesy lines. Despite the belief of Shubman that he could have played so much better, win of the team was another bliss for him after the Sara situation, until his eyes trailed towards his bestfriend Ishan.

"It's okay yaar, yeh sab toh chalta rehta hai. You played so well." Ishan was comforting defeated team's player Mayank Agarwal who had been made captain in absence of KL Rahul. 
The scenario immediately changed Shubman's spirits. They weren't much far from him and he could hear everything loud and clear. His team had won today, didn't he deserve any praises from Ishan and was there really any need to rub Mayank bhai's shoulders and hug him? He's a grown man, he can handle a little defeat for god's sake. He subtly grinded his jaw watching Mayank Bhai headlocking Ishan, ruffling his hairs and kissing his cheek. Seriously? Was that necessary? Seems like men named Mayank are created to just steal Ishan's attention from him.

"Kya ghoore ja Raha hai" Hardik's pat on the back broke Shubman's trance as he looked at an elder beside him.

"Or kya ghoorega, apni wife ko ghoor Raha hai" Sky replied before Shubman as both older males shared a laugh. Shubman and Ishan both were used to their teasings, thank God Rohit bhaiya wasn't there.

"Are bhaiya koi Teri heroine lekar nahi bhagega, lautkar wo tere pass hi aayegi" Rohit joined them causing Shubman to huff and roll his eyes, well speak of the devil.

Before Shubman could say anything, hardik wrapped an arm around his shoulder pulling him closer, "Wese Rohit Bhai, heroine hai kaha ki?"

Sky - "Aur kaha ki hogi?"

"BIHAR KI", they all said in unison, sharing another laughter, however, Shubman's sight couldn't leave Ishan and Mayank Bhai. Ishan was so docile and cute that everyone adored him, sometimes that vexed Shubman.

"Btw, congratulations, team Jeet gyi" Hardik patted his back.

"Kya congrats bhaiya, maine toh pura blunder hi krdiya" Shubman responded with a down face.

"Abay kya blunder, cheeze hamesha control mein nhi hoti. Team jeetgyi that's all matters" Hardik pacified ruffling Shubman's hairs.

"Koi nahi chote abhi aur bhi chances milenge" Sky said patting Shubman's shoulder.

"Tum log uska main dard samajh nhi paa rahe ho, wo dukhi isliye hai kyuki Ishan uske pass nhi aaya" Rohit sarcastically remarked while munching on peanuts.

*Hardik and Sky laughs*

"Aap toh maze Lelo bs" Shubman pouted.

"Bhaiya aap mungfali khao or bache ko pareshan mat Karo bs ab" Hardik chortled hugging Shubman.

"Dagabaaz hai haaye, Ishan Dagabaaz hai" Rohit hummed in Dagabaaz re song melody making Hardik and Sky crack up even more.

"Alright, let's go boys, time to freshen up" The coach Brendon McCullum instructed as the boys started making their way towards the lockers.

Catching glimpse of Shubman leaving Ishan excused himself from Mayank and immediately made his way towards Shubman, hugging him tight from behind before he could get to the stairs.

"Kyu aagya mere pass, Mayank Bhai k saath hi rehta na" Shubman taunted, side eyeing Ishan.

"Are, aise kyu bol Raha hai?" Ishan casually queried evoking Shubman to turn around and cross arms on his chest while annoyedly staring at him.

"Kese kya bol Raha hun? Mere pass tu ayega bhi kyu, maine thordina unke jitna acha khela. Sahi hai beta judge krle tu bhi, din hi kharab chal rahe hain mere." Shubman ranted as he looked away.

"Shubi, shubi, what the hell, tu pagal hai kya thorda sa, kuch bhi bole jara hai" Ishan spoke trying to calm him down while cupping Shubman's face and turning it towards himself.

Shubman -  "Theek hi toh bolra hun, tu mere pass pehle kyu aayega, Mayank Bhai k pass hi jayega tu toh, mujhe attention kyu dega tu, ab toh dost naye bangye hain tere. Mai kaha fuddu."

"Yaar hadh hi hogyi, tu saale pagal hai kya, matlab kuch bhi. I will slap you, tu khudko fuddu kyu bolra hai. Itni toh koi bardi baat hai bhi nhi jitni tu banara hai." Ishan expressed grabbing Shubman by the shoulders.

"Are theek hai yaar, jo bhi hai, tu nikal yaha se" Shubman piqued looking away and shrugged Ishan's hands from his body.

Ishan narrowed his eyes, arduously staring at Shubman "sahi bta, nikal jau?"

Shubman finally met Ishan's gaze, making eye contact for a few seconds before both burst into a laughter.

Ishan - "Fuddu kahi ka" (Playfully slaps Shubman's cheek)

Shubman - "Oye! Fuddu nahi hun mai!" (Yelps and grabs Ishan by the collar)

Ishan - "Abhi tune hi toh bola tha!"

Shubman - "Han toh matlab tu literally maan hi lega kya!"

Ishan - "Awww, baby nhi manra chal" (Pats Shubman's hairs making him lose his collar)

Shubman - "Aise nhi manunga, kiss kar mujhe gaal par, jese Mayank bhai tujhe kar rahe the."

Ishan - "Abe tu pagal hai kya, sab dekh rahe hain."

Shubman - "Tu kabse sabki sochne lga, jab baaki sabke saath chipakta hai toh nhi sochta tu sabki."

"Yaar tu peeche hi pardgya ek baat k" Ishan said incredulously.

"Saale kiss chahiye mujhe, abhi k abhi, iss hi waqt, stadium mein, dikha tu mujhse kitna pyar karta hai"  Shubman demanded shaking Ishan by the collars.

Both bursting into fits of giggles.

Ishan - Nahi dunga! Kya karlega?!

Shubman laughed making ishan break into a chuckle too.

Ishan:- Bol kya karlega!? (Challengingly)

"Smooch krlunga tujhe!" Shubman warned which was followed by another full laugh of his.

Ishan - "What the fuck saale! Bhaag yhan se! Chaar log sun rahe honge toh kya keh rahe honge?"

Both laughing kept pushing and pulling each other.

Shubman - "Bhaad mein jaaye chaar log, tu mujhe kiss de." He said leaning towards Ishan who chortled and pulled his face away, pushing Shubman at the chest, teasing him even more.

"Abay yaar inn logo ka alag hi chalta rehta hai" Jadeja commented observing the pair while standing along with Virat who just chuckled chewing on his nails.

"Thakte wakte nahi hain kya yeh log?" Jadeja further added.

"Bakchodi karte hue toh hum bhi kabhi nhi thakte the" both guffawed, high-fiving each other "Aur aaj bhi nahi thakte hain" Virat completed in between the cackles causing jadeja to laugh even louder.

"Abay o shubman, jaake fresh ho or yeh Ishan ko mere pass bhejde" Rohit commanded as they weren't standing much far away from the boys.

"Han bhaiya bs abhi jaara" Shubman replied before looking back at Ishan, "Inko tujhse kya kaam hai?" Shubman interrogated in a hushed tone.

"Kya pta" ishan replied with a short giggle while shrugging his shoulders.

"Acha chal, see you later" Ishan said as they gave each other a short hug before Shubman departed.

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Okay guys, that's it for today, I hope you enjoyed it.
I do not intend to hurt anyone's feelings by writing this. I understand that they are their own people and I respect their boundaries. I just love their friendship and don't worry there will be much deeper moments in the future. Sorry if there were any mistakes.

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