At 15, nobody knows exactly where cricket is going to take them.
Neither did Shreyas Iyer.
Long before the international hundreds, IPL captaincy and packed stadiums, there was simply a young cricketer from Mumbai trying to make his way through the game.
And the journey wasn't a straight line.
Shreyas went from an uncapped player to IPL Emerging Player of the Season, became a captain at just 23, led Delhi to their first IPL final and later captained Kolkata to an IPL title. There have been injuries, setbacks and moments when he has had to fight his way back.
That's why his journey matters to the Novas.
Because when you're young, it's very easy to look at the finished version of a cricketer and think they were always destined to get there.
They weren't.
So what would Shreyas tell the 15-year-old version of himself?
Don't rush it.
You don't need to have your whole game figured out today.
Back yourself.
There will be people better than you. There will be bad innings. There will be times when things don't go according to plan. None of those moments decide how your story ends.
And keep learning.
The player you are today isn't supposed to be the player you are five years from now.
That's what being a Nova is about.
You're not expected to arrive as the finished product.
You're here because of what you could become.
And your Super Coach knows something about that journey.
He's already lived it.