Virat Kohli. Superstar of the game. Indian Captain. One of the best batters in the world. Pat Cummins. Wunderkind slowly cementing his place back into the Australian side after a long battle with injury. They live an ocean apart, yet keep getting drawn to each other in ways they cannot seem to understand. Nothing about this makes sense. But as they say, all is fair in love and sports. --- An RPF on their journey in cricket over the last few years, intertwined with some rivals-to-lovers for the intended audience of one (me). (Updating first on AO3, also @hazlehoff)

Deadly assassins Allegra and Ace have been trying in vain to kill each other for years. With a mutual enemy threatening their mafias, they find themselves in an unexpected alliance, and soon discover killing each other isn't the only temptation they need to resist... ****** Allegra Grey is poised to be the next great American mafia leader, and she's more than living up to the name. A skilled assassin, there's only one target who's ever gotten away from her-suave, sinfully handsome Ace De Luca, heir to the Italian mafia and the Greys' biggest rival. When both mafias are faced with a dangerous threat, they're forced to work together to protect their families, and unexpected sparks fly. Allegra definitely isn't one to sleep with the enemy, especially an arrogant womanizer like Ace. But there's an undeniable electricity between them and Allegra's not sure it's all hatred. Ace may be bad news, but Allegra's never been afraid of a little danger. As the fire they're playing with grows to a scorching blaze, one thing is clear: trying to kill each other may have been difficult, but resisting this intense chemistry will be impossible. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes, violence and gore