Arjun was the teammate everyone leaned on. When anxiety began stealing his sleep, he hid it because captains were supposed to be unshakeable.
A physiotherapist noticed the exhaustion and asked a careful question. That opened a path to campus counselling and a conversation with his coach. The team did not collapse. They adjusted. Arjun learned that vulnerability can be a form of leadership.
He still plays. He also keeps therapy appointments the way he keeps training. His message to other young men is simple: strength includes knowing when to ask for a substitution.