Raghav Sharma made the state U-16 team.
On paper, he was successful.
In reality, he was terrified.
Because every time Raghav opened a newspaper, Arjun's name appeared **somewhere**. Not headlines. Not praise.
Just consistency.
At a state camp practice match, Raghav finally snapped.
"Why is *he* still playing?" he asked loudly.
"Didn't he get rejected?"
The coach snapped back, irritated,
"Focus on your footwork."
Raghav's bat shook that day.
He edged three balls in a row.
Arjun watched from the boundary.
No satisfaction.
No smile.
> **Observation:**
> Raghav Sharma – Confidence Decay Accelerating
That was the difference.
Raghav wanted approval.
Arjun wanted **inevitability**.