Splashed across your morning papers on the Sports page, often as not, on a Delhi winter you’ll find visuals of nattily dressed gents and glamorously attired ladies, complete with hats and binocs watching men at play, on horses, chasing a ball from one end of the grounds to the other. It’s polo season and the stalls are filled to the brim with enthusiasts cheering on their favoured teams. 

The glitz and glamour of polo today is a volatile fusion of sport and regal lifestyles, with champagne, caviar and socialising on the grounds mid-game at some of the even more exclusive invitation-only events.