Sydney: At first glance the news that two franchises (Chennai and Rajasthan) have been banned from the Indian Premier League for two years and a pair of high ranking officials (Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra) have been banished from the game for good, would appear to be strong medicine for what ails cricket. However this punishment, administered by a committee of legal eagles, only serves to underline the lack of backbone that has been shown by cricket's administrators in the fight against corruption.

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Clouds envelope the sky before a Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils IPL 2015 game at Brabourne Stadium on May 3. Pic/Suresh KK