Why the inconsistency in punishment?
Mike Selvey, in the Guardian , questions the lack of consistency in the penalties handed down to Salman Butt and Danish Kaneria
None of this means that the inequity, in terms of Kaneria, is wrong but rather it is the relative leniency bestowed on Butt that is at odds with the seriousness of his misdemeanour. Despite warnings Kaneria kept the worst of company and at the very least was the cynical ringmaster of a circus intent on maintaining immense corruption within the game.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo