With the Delhi and Mumbai police spending considerable time, energy and resources on the case, suddenly it looks as if the biggest crisis facing India now is betting in cricket, spot fixing and the sleaze attributed to Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila.

Of course, one cannot completely blame the police for going overboard because there is a possible big-picture angle of trans-national crime, terrorism and violation of financial regulations because cricket betting, much less fixing, is a high-stakes game and is intrinsically underwritten by criminals.

Source: Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police - Firstpost