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W<\/span>hen was the last time you planned an activity with your family?\n\n<\/p>Chances are, it\u2019s been longer than you\u2019d like to admit. With our hectic independent lives, it\u2019s become increasingly rare for us to gather for a meal, or watch wholesome content like<\/span> The<\/span><\/i> Kapil Sharma Show<\/span><\/i> \u2014 not when we could be hunched over our laptops with a bowl of Maggi, binging <\/span>Game of Thrones<\/span><\/i> instead. Hum saath saath hain holidays, too, are now a relic of the past, something that only \u201890s kids will remember.<\/span>\n\nThen there\u2019s the issue of what happens when you actually do manage to have a family get-together. It is a truth universally acknowledged that the loving relationship you share with your parivaar can be fraught with difficulties. Siblings are perpetually competing for the Most Annoying award, parents can\u2019t let a day go by without asking their kids if they are living in a house or a hotel, and mom keeps trying to make tinda-aloo a thing.<\/span>\n\nNever is the family divide more apparent than during elections, when disagreements devolve into screaming matches between those on opposing sides of the political spectrum. Dinner table talk revolves around party manifestos and questionable WhatsApp forwards, and switching on the evening news poses a severe threat to the entire family\u2019s blood-pressure levels. <\/span>\n\nSo how do we bridge these seemingly insurmountable gaps between us and make family time fun again? Fortunately, there is one saviour for our shared sanity \u2014 and its name is the Indian Premier \u00a0League. <\/span>\n\nBefore 2008, when the IPL first launched, cricket viewers were usually retired uncles with enough time on their hands to follow an interminably long Test match, or a whole ODI series. In these dark days, cricket fans who couldn\u2019t spend their day watching eight hours of gameplay in South Africa, had to make do with highlights videos and Harsha Bhogle\u2019s Twitter feed. <\/span>\n\nNow, watching a good game of T20, like planning a shaadi, is one of the few activities that can capture the attention of everyone from nanaji down to chhota babu. But why is there a particular joy in watching the IPL with your family?<\/span>\n

Unlike a regular India vs. Other Country series, the IPL allows you to throw your support behind anyone, and work out a lot of your personal problems in the process \u2014 like when my mother gleefully pledges her allegiance to whichever team is up against my dad\u2019s beloved Chennai Super Kings.<\/blockquote>\nFor one thing, there\u2019s the cathartic tension of major rivalries. Unlike a regular India vs. Other Country series, the IPL allows you to throw your support behind anyone, and work out a lot of your personal problems in the process \u2014 like when my mother gleefully pledges her allegiance to whichever team is up against my dad\u2019s beloved Chennai Super Kings. Sure, it may annoy him, but it\u2019s better than the passive-aggressive snipes he would have received for forgetting to pick up onions on the way home. As every Indian and Pakistani knows, fighting over whether mankading is legal is a lot more fun than real-life conflict.<\/span>\n\nOf course, families that cheer together stay together. Many households take great pride in their identity as a KKR Khandaan, or a Sunrisers Squad, and it turns out that buying everyone matching jerseys from <\/span>Myntra<\/span><\/a> can patch up a whole lot of differences \u2014 or, for a few hours, push them onto the back burner where they won\u2019t boil over. Fan families can bond over a big win, or cry and eat ice cream after a crushing defeat. There\u2019s the chance of going on an outing to the local cricket stadium, or at least of ordering pizza so no one has to miss a minute of the match. And really, what are political differences and petty arguments in the face of sporting solidarity? <\/span>\n\nIn the heat of the IPL, emotions run high \u2014 so high, hopefully, that there are none leftover to level at each other. If you can\u2019t live with your family, but can\u2019t live without them either, keep calm and switch on the match. You might just discover that you all share a passion for Hawkeye replays and giving gaalis to the third umpire.<\/span>\n\nFor the latest in fashion, head over to <\/span><\/i>Myntra<\/span><\/i><\/a>, your #1 destination for all things style.<\/span><\/i>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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