Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde visits the site of the twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad—AFP

Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde visits the site of the twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad—AFP

Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde visits the site of the twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad—AFP

Arnab Goswami to BCCI lawyer: “Is this a cover up?” BCCI lawyer: “No, it’s not a cover up.” Arnab Goswami: “I am asking you again, is this a cover up?” BCCI lawyer: “No, it’s not a cover up.”

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.