Switzerland's Roger Federer waves to the crowd after his fourth round win over Canada's Milos Raonic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 21

Roger Federer waves to the crowd after his fourth round win over Canada's Milos Raonic at the Australian Open - AP

Roger Federer waves to the crowd after his fourth round win over Canada's Milos Raonic at the Australian Open - AP

Mumbai

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