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A league of ordinary gentlemen

Come summer, the armies gather their men for one last climactic campaign

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(Clockwise from top) A sketch of the Desi Lions logo expressing the underlying theme of aggression in commercial cricket; Indian Premier League team logos; American National Football League logos; and Natwest T20 Blast team logos

Itu Chaudhuri
Come summer, the armies gather their men for one last climactic campaign. Wounds and fatigue must be ignored, hidden or repaired, or else the bodies in question kept out of the unforgiving battle. Loyalties are re-configured, enemies and friends re-shuffled, or is it every man for himself? It will be dark, but it will be light; we’ll die, live and fight again. It’s the IPL, and cricket celebrates it.

Virat Kohli, captain of India, is injured (wait, he’s due back today!), but Deep Design, idly nursing a rum, can’t help but recall the images from the Test season just