Leaving their cynicism and reservations aside, cricket fans lapped up the return of Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir to the international fold. The manner in which the left-hander bowled to India during Saturday’s Asia Cup T20 game in Bangladesh underlined yet again what the evil of spot fixing had deprived cricket followers of since that 2010 scandal in England.

The other aspect worth rejoicing in is the kind of strip Amir was bowling on. The Amir vs Kohli contest on a bowler-friendly pitch was a sight for the gods. This was a refreshing departure from what we constantly see in T20 and 50-over cricket, where bat dominates ball to such an extent that not many kids would like to become bowlers. The Bangladeshi curators deserve a pat on their backs for the kind of tracks they have rolled out for the Asia Cup. The sight of raining fours and sixes is too much of a good thing. There is a limit to what bowlers can do with their variety and it is a shame that cricket administrators are not doing enough to make limited overs cricket contests fair.