Army personnel carry the coffin of Lance Naik Hemraj at Rajouri on Wednesday—PTI

Army personnel carry the coffin of Lance Naik Hemraj at Rajouri on Wednesday—PTI

Army personnel carry the coffin of Lance Naik Hemraj at Rajouri on Wednesday—PTI

Ever since the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal broke on Thursday morning (May 16), there have been two equally tiresome responses. On Thursday itself, a succession of former cricketers, Indian or otherwise, turned up in television studios and spoke about the “romance of the game” being violated.

Counting on continuity