The ban was not overturned , but Tendulkar was spared living with the stigma of being labelled a cheat .
The Indian press went to town asserting that Tendulkar was only trying to clean the ball .
The ban was not overturned , but Tendulkar was spared living with the stigma of being labelled a cheat because the Indian press went to town asserting that Tendulkar was only trying to clean the ball .