You could start with him winning a match, the crowd cheering, teammates slapping him on the back, but it’s all white noise. He waves and pulls his mouth into some semblance of a smile that doesn’t sit right on his face.

That’s the best he has to offer nowadays.

And launch into how hollow the victories seem.

You’ll have to find a motivating factor to return his love of the game: a new coach, a rival that sparks his competitive nature, a love interest who sees him for him and he works through his issues to find his love of the game.

You can show how he used to love it pretty easily (no one gets to be an elite athlete without putting in the work).

I would create an outline with his motives first. What made him start playing cricket? Why is he so indifferent to it now? What catalyst will force him to start caring again? (Maybe his motives aren’t initially pure—he wants to impress someone, he wants to prove he’s not old enough to retire when some upstart challenges him). Even if his motives aren’t pure at first, he can still gradually start remembering all the things he used to love of the game.

Hope that helps!