There's a photograph of MS Dhoni smiling and looking towards Shreyas Iyer at the toss. He looks at leisure but isn't his usual inert. He's clean-shaven again, a good arrangement when you are 37, and has perhaps been captured grinning after winning his twelfth toss of the season. Standing beside him is Iyer, feeling "fortunate" he'd later admit, blushing, involuntarily flaunting his undercut hairstyle and perfectly manicured black beard.
IPL 2019
Timeworn Chennai both ruthless and ageless
There's a sense of ruthlessness the way CSK play, the kind that defeats but doesn't harm, and a quiet kind of confidence that only comes with age. © AFP
The photograph is about contrasts; you see what you expect. But come the cricket,
