Throughout the ongoing IPL fixing scandal, the International Cricket Council has remained mum. They've not even tried to intervene with the Board of Control for Cricket in India - although it is clearly desperate for assistance, or at least for somebody to put it in its place.

There's a lot going on in world cricket at the moment. There's much happening on the field of play, but there is also a heck of a lot happening off the field. All these happenings are serious issues which impact on the game and its well-being, as well as the way it is run: allegations of match-fixing, as well as the BCCI trying to sweep dirty rumours under the rug.

On Tuesday, the Delhi police filed a 6,000-page charge sheet relating to the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal. The charge sheet names 39 people, including three cricketers, two wanted gangsters and a number of bookmakers. The charge sheet was filed under a tough law pertaining to organised crime and the investigation has turned from pre-trial to judicial.

According to the law, the charge sheet will now be assessed and it will be decided whether there is prima facie evidence against...