Rejection, which you fear greatly now,
will have no bearing on how you are perceived
by your mother, me and others who love you.
Mehdi Hasan, whenever he pitches on middle and leg,
terrified of your whip towards mid-wicket,
wishes, perhaps, for gentleness.
-words my father never told me
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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