Today, the tortuous saga of leadership at Infosys came to a close when the company finally announced the appointment of Vishal Sikka as CEO, something that had been churning the rumour mills till now but had yet to become official news.

This was pretty much Infosys' last shot at alleviating the rising panic amongst shareholders as well as employees at the grim state of affairs at what was once India’s pioneering IT company that also served as the industry bellwether.