Sports channels didn't praise him.
They asked questions.
"Why isn't he in the state team?"
"Why does no one seem to own him?"
"Who trained him?"
Selectors hated questions.
Because answers required lies.
Kulkarni gave one anyway.
"He's steady, not impactful."
The anchor raised an eyebrow.
"He's averaging 74 in the tournament."
Kulkarni smiled thinly.
"Stats can be misleading."
That night, Arjun watched the clip once.
Then turned it off.
> **System Insight:**
> **Narrative Weakening Detected**
Good.