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

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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 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

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

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.