The "Sreesanth effect" is now visible on the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the form of a well-developed towel phobia among cricketers. Those closely following live telecasts of subsequent matches would have noticed that bowlers have eschewed the once popular practice of wiping sweat from a towel tucked into the waistband in favour of the wristband. The question is: when will the bookies who have escaped detection in this round-up choose wristband-wiping as a favourite spot-fixing signal?