He started a match. India vs. Australia. World Cup Final. Mumbai—his own city. He chose to bat first. Kohli walked to the crease.

"Play the shot, Rohan. Or I will play you."

Rohan had one choice. He had to play the shot. He closed his eyes and pressed the button.

The installer finished. A new icon appeared on his desktop: Cricket 22 . He double-clicked.

Cummins bowled. The black hole-ball hurtled toward the stumps.

"Howzat?"

On the screen, the installer window flickered. Beneath the ominous "FitGirl Repack" logo, the estimated time remaining had long since given up and just displayed "∞."