New Delhi, March 22 -- On 8 March, in the final of the ICC men's T20 cricket World Cup, India's Jasprit Bumrah bowled New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner on his way to grabbing four wickets and the player of the match award. India won the match, and retained the World Cup they won two years earlier.

Three weeks later, Bumrah and Santner would be teammates, plotting other dismissals as they gather up for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). MI will play Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL's second match on 29 March, after the league's opening tie on 28 March.

Match-ups, rivalries and competitions swirl about in modern cricket as national duties and league loyalties interchange. For the title-winning...