Three days later, the floodlights of India's premier youth stadium roared awake.
Banners flew high above the stands.
Cameras pivoted.
Commentators tested their mics.
And thousands of eyes — on-ground and across the nation — were waiting for one thing:
To see the silent captain.They had heard of him.
Read his stats.
Whispers spread like fire under hashtags: #Echoflame,
#CaptainWithoutWords,
#ThreadLeader.
But none of them had watched him yet.
Until now.
The Mixed Legacy Squad assembled near the dugout.
A team of top captains and prodigies, all stitched together from various zones.
Some were loud.Some arrogant.A few were neutral.
None knew how to handle someone who didn't call shots, didn't issue instructions, didn't play for the cameras.
Raj stood apart, not by distance — but by gravity.
He greeted no one.Initiated nothing.But players glanced at him,expecting presence.
And it arrived.Without noise.
⟐ SYSTEM TRIGGER: PUBLIC MATCH INTERFACE ACTIVE ⟐
