A policeman pushes a protester during a protest in New Delhi—PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY

A policeman pushes a protester during a protest in New Delhi—PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY

A policeman pushes a protester during a protest in New Delhi—PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY

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 ā€œromance of the gameā€ being violated.

Counting on continuity