1.5 Cricket and Radha.

It was a beautiful evening, Radha just woke up from her nap. It was a holon one of the cctv camera, day on account of Eid.

Subhi was feeling too whimsical to make coffee so, Radha got up to make coffee for herself and her sister.

By then, knock! knock! knock!

Subhi got up to to open the door.

It was Kartavya; their neighbour, whom they hardly talk to, but always had something to talk about.

 Why shouldn't they talk about him? He was the most sexy, handsome guy in their society, And he was an investment banker, it was like a dream candy!

All ladies would come out to take a glance, when he returned from the gym. His bulging biceps were the most pleasurable scene. He was not much talker, but courtesan and grounded. He belonged to a small town to get there.

Kartavya, "Hey hi, sorry to distrub you on the holiday, but came here to ask if your place have electricity. Actually its IPL, and one of my dearest friend is debuting today. It's a big day for him as well as for us. So I didn't wanted to miss today's match"

 

Subhi, jump off her lethargic mode into active one and called him inside willingly suggesting him  to watch the match at their place since they had back up power.

 

Kartavya couldn't stop bragging about his friend ,Yusuf shaikh, the budding cricketer. As like him, Yusuf too came from small town. He too had worked his ass off to get into Country's glamorous tournament.

"My all friends are there, except me. I have a video-conference meeting at 6, but I am so happy. At last his dreams are coming true. He is so good I tell you" 

Subhi too happy with his presence in her living room, said "I bet, you ain't bad too"

Kartavye, too busy with his cricket, he just gave her smile.

 Yusuf was playing from Delhi Dons against Banglore Blasters. He was waiting for this moment, since his childhood. Being a muslim, he was hoping this Eid, would actually bring his dreams wings.

But sometimes somethings take their own time.

Yusuf's luck ran out , before he could take that ground, before he could hear cheer from crowd, before he could even play his first ball, before he could score his debut run, Yusuf's dream was knocked off by

RAIN!

All players were asked to returned to the dressing room.

It was heavily raining, and all could see that, it wasn't gonna stop soon.

Kartavya exclaimed, "what!!"

Subhi and Radha just staring at him exclaimed, "I know"

Radha promptly suggested, "But its good, now you can complete your meeting and then make to the actual match, to support your friend, it won't start till the rain stops."

Kartavye, "ya, I should. Will you both join me? if you don't mind."

Subhi out of all excitement, as if he asked her out for a date exclaimed, "Yes of course, I will go and get ready"

Radha too nodded off with her.

After half an hour, they were ready to go. 

Subhi all dressed up, like a cheerleader. While Radha as usual, t-shirt and shorts, all ready to go!On the other hand, Kartavye was looking cool in his checks shirt.

It seemed that rain had receded and players were just getting ready to play, till ground was dried out.

Just entering the stadium, there was an incident that shocked Kartavye, Radha and Subhi.

There was announcement that the game was cancelled because of an incident that happened in Delhi Dons' dressing room.

A player named Yusuf was severally injured in an attack by an unknown person.

Three of them ran off to the dressing room. While running towards dressing room, Kartavye hit a guy hardly, seemed he was too in hurry, some old guy he was helping to get to his seat, seemed baffled. In no time, Kartavye apologised and ran. Police had just arrived.

Yusuf shaikh, the severally injured, was taken to nearby hospital. He was injured with a bat like something, he was hit on his head several times with the stick. He was attacked with knife, attacker injured the Yusuf's face severally. Yusuf's team mate found him unconsicious, when he went missing and everyone were searching for him. They found out some blood drops at left wing, thus leading to Yusuf. But no such incident was recorded on cctv camera, since the left wing had no light, it was under maintainance and board holding NO ENTRY AREA.

 

Police were suspecting Yusuf's one of the teammate may be responsible for the attack, since last week there was buzz about internal war in Delhi Don's team.

Players were departed to hotel rooms for safety. Police were ordered to review all facts as fast as they can. Sub-Inspector Ganesh was present there as well.

Meanwhile, Radha asked Ganesh to accompany her to dressing room to see if any players would help find the culprit. She did get information that it was no war within team, it was media outrage. Players did inform her that this locker was facing robbery, since this season. And the authorities weren't successful finding the theif. Delhi Don's player were informed about the lack of safety by other team members who faced the same problem.

Radha, "Kartavye, I know who attacked Yusuf, lets go."

Surprised Kartavye looked at Radha with suspicious!!!

Subhi, "Don't worry, follow her, she is best known for her instincts!!!"

When Radha went to explain senior police, who were main crime investigator now, they ignored her as she had just arrived at the stadium, after 27 minutes of incident, they couldn't locate anybody in CCTV footage, as the left wing was closed for maintainance work and had no light, no one could be accused without any evidence. So they didn't want to take chance from some random guy with some outrageous story.

Radha, "Its the maintainance guy who did it!" She kept shouting.

Police now turned around to hear her side of story, as they got informed by Ganesh, mumbai police inspector, that she was the new Miss. Sherlock of Mumbai police, helped solve many past cases.

 Radha, "I know its maintainance guy, had perfect alibi!!!"

Continuing, "Here is what happened! I saw a locker in dressing room at the entrance, has been broken and its door's edge is bulged outside a little, where the sharp corner of door is projected outside, normally around, 4.5 feet. Every player of Delhi Don's, has injury mark which were very fresh, because of this preaching corner, either on their hand, above their elbow, since they must have come to dressing room just before the game, they didn't had idea about broken locker. And then I saw that maintainance boy, who got hit with Kartavye, while coming, he seem bit in hurry, I know why; He is used to the dressing room everyday, he has 2 injury same like the injury these players has, a strike line slightly tilted, but his injury, one of it is old and other one is quite fresh, which is exactly above it, parallel. Just before the match, the maintainance guy headed towards the dressing room to steal stuff from players, what it seems like he usually do when player go off to field. So he was inside dressing room, having no idea about rain outside, was walking little low so that no one could see him behind the lockers, but he must have heard someone coming, because by that time players were asked to return to the dressing room,  as he panicked he forgot about the locker and ran past it to hide behind the locker and thus he got his fresh 2nd injury.

That someone must be Yusuf, who entered in dressing room, where he found the boy with something near his locker, he asked maintainance boy what he was doing, who by then started running, and ran towards left wing, there is a VIP washroom at the start of left wing, where he saw stick, picked it up and then ran inside left wing, as Yusuf followed him to nab him. In the fear of losing his job, he attacked Yusuf with heavy wooden walking stick and later on with pocket knife. No one could hear shouts of Yusuf, since there was much buzz around as people on ground where getting impatient because of rain, and there was much noise outside, the maintenance boy gave a very strong blow with stick to Yusuf, who fainted on the spot, without creating much noise. Yusuf wasn't beat up by bat, but the boy used a stick of an old uncle, having VIP ticket, he had permit to use VIP washroom on the dressing room level, the same at the entry of left wing. I saw a ticket fallen over there look at this."

 Pointing over the ticket, "It must be of that old man. The maintainance boy, used his stick, and then returned as a lost property to the uncle, who was searching for it afterwards. I saw that uncle saying thank you to maintainance guy, when we almost collided with him. He was trying to help that uncle by dropping him to his VIP seat. That stick would have some blood of Yusuf, where the maintenance boy wanted to frame the old guy, which could have been proven easily. That uncle's seat was private one, I saw him to the left of the main entrance. The maintenance boy did all this in just few minutes, which is worth praising!" 

When police tried to check the maintainance guy's pocket, they asked him for his wallet, it didn't had anything relating to Yusuf that Yusuf's team mate could identify, when asked about any id card he carry, he willingly handed over a document, which ultimately led to his arrest.

 

The boy indeed, stole something from Yusuf, his wallet, which was caught on CCTV camera, exchanging Yusuf's wallet with old uncle's wallet, at private seat but he did saved adhar card of Yusuf, along with some (money)notes, which he stole from Yusuf's wallet, that got him arrested, which would prove the same. Police even found out the knife in old man's pocket, with the boy's finger print. Mean while, they get informed, Yusuf came to his senses and told the whole story about the boy. But the boy was already arrested before he could run away, thanks to Radha. He was charged with attempt to murder and robbery. The maintainance boy was little con man, which almost destroyed the career of budding cricketer. Radha was given a private ticket for the next match, at wankhede stadium as a gratitude towards her help. She willing accepted it. Enjoying her and subhi's imaginary date with Kartavye, who too joined them, while praying for Yusuf's fastest recovery.