For children: Five friends stage a play about former Indian men’s cricket team captain, MS Dhoni

(2003. Kharagpur. The main stage is divided into two unequal sections. The bigger side depicts a railway station. There are a few benches and a signboard bearing the station’s name. On the other side of the stage is a small, well-furnished room, which is the office of the Station Director. The Station Director is seated behind a desk. MS Dhoni, dressed in the uniform of a ticket collector, is seated opposite him.)

Station Director: So how is the cricket going, Mahendra?

MS Dhoni: It’s going well, sir, but I could improve my game further if only I could practice more.

Station Director: I’m sure that is the case, Mahendra, but I’m afraid it’s going to be difficult to give you more time off. I also have people to report to. I’ve done the maximum that I could do.

MS Dhoni: (with a grim expression) You are right, sir. I am grateful to you for what you have done. I should not have asked for more.

(Lights fade. When they come up again, the stage shifts fully to the railway station. MS Dhoni, still in his uniform, paces up and down the platform with a bag in his hand. The railway tracks are visible. At a nearby tea stall, a vendor is making tea...

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