Cairns takes Modi to court | Wins libel case against Modi

[Gunner_Mania]

Don't go literally' date=' but what I meant was he made IPL such a great [s']cricketing and entertainment that I enjoyed watching IPL every match, thus my nights were enjoyable due to the great action of cricket available in IPL

Corrected

[ganeshran]

[Lord]

six cricketers accuse Cairns of matchfixing.They are: Sharma, TP Singh, Ablish, Gupta, Uniyal, Karanveer Singh. All accuse Cairns of fixing :omg:

[Crookbond]

Interesting and fascinating revelations.

[1983-2011]

Cairns says income has dried up after allegations. Ended up selling 'beer tables' with an Irish friend and now works in real estate in Oz. Also writes a column for BetFair, sports betting website, court hears.

[1983-2011]

This is a libel case in the civil courts. Not criminal case - jail doesn't come into it. Issue is defamation and Cairns's reputation

[Cricket Tragic]

Interesting. Why didn't Tony Greig make this public?

[Lord]

galat aadmi se panga le liya Cairns ne:hehe:

[Desi Cartman]

Let it begin, People who support Cairns will be only because they are jealous of Modi. And people who support Modi will be because he is Indian and has done a good job. More me, it is the latter. Neither I have the information to know who is right so I will be indifferent but my opinion about Modi is not based on jealousy but rather a pure businessman who made my nights better.

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Just because he made your nights better doesnt mean he is telling the truth. He is the same guy who few years ago on BBC said that he is part of Indian cricket board to help cricket grow and he makes 1 Rupee a year.. he has given up on his multi-million dollar business to serve the people of India by helping cricketers. You buy that **** ? Anyway if he was telling the truth then he shouldnt run away and hide, as he always does.

[Cricket Tragic]

Some crazy stuff coming out now. Why didn't Greig, Kapil and co make all this public?

[Lord]

Some crazy stuff coming out now. Why didn't Greig, Kapil and co make all this public?

for salvaging ICL's izzat.I'm sure it happens in IPL also.after match parties r so shady

[CG]

Cairns ne apne pero par khud khuladi mar di.

[Lord]

wat if Cairns is proven as a fixer?cant even ban a retired guy:giggle:

[Desi Cartman]

wat if Cairns is proven as a fixer?cant even ban a retired guy:giggle:

but that'll make him eligible to be part of pak squad or management :cantstop:

[Mariyam]

Some crazy stuff coming out now. Why didn't Greig, Kapil and co make all this public?

Beats me too. I'm not even sure I understand what Cairns is trying to achieve now. If Modi debarred Cairns from playing in the IPL on the basis of an allegation, which wasn't/isn't even proven/substantiated in any form, its Modi who should be taken to task. And why didn't Cairns call for a press conference at that time. I'm sure our media would have loved to have a window seat view of the sordid details of the financial arrangements made behind the scenes in the ICL.

[Crookbond]

ICL officials had their own 'agenda' http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/556586.html

The man who was in charge of anti-corruption operations in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) has described how his investigations were "handicapped" by officials who had their own "agenda". Howard Beer, an Australian former homicide detective, was giving evidence on day three of Chris Cairns' libel claim against former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi in London's High Court. Beer also confirmed that at no stage had he handed over any of his findings to anti-corruption officials at the ICC. Cairns, the retired New Zeland international, is suing Modi over a 2010 tweet that suggested his involvement in match-fixing activity during his time as captain of the Chandigarh Lions in the ICL - claims which he vigorously denies. Cairns left Chandigarh after three games of the third edition of the ICL, with the official reason given as his failure to disclose an ankle injury. Beer revealed that the suggestion Cairns was involved in match-fixing at the ICL was first put to him by Kiran More, the former India wicketkeeper and one of the league's executive directors. However, More would not reveal the source of his information, Beer said. Beer was informed by More before the start of the third edition of the ICL that one team was suspected of corrupt activity but not initially told which team it was. After an incident in which a player with the Mumbai Champs, Hasan Raza, was alleged to have lied about a man seen entering his room, Beer was told by More not to investigate Raza further. Asked by Andrew Caldecott QC, representing Cairns, whether he was "handicapped in carrying out a full investigation" into the Mumbai Champs incident, Beer said: "Yes". The court heard that Beer was also told by More that he had information that the game between Mumbai Champs and Chandigarh Lions on October 13, 2008 had been fixed. In separate interviews, conducted as part of Beer's investigations, Mumbai coach Sandeep Patil and captain Nathan Astle both reported concerns about the game. It was at this point that Beer was informed that the ICL's suspicions were focused on Chandigarh. "There was a suggestion by Kiran More that Mr Cairns was involved," Beer said, though no evidence to support the claim was put before him. "It was a closed shop, they only told me what that wanted to tell me." Shortly after this, Beer was informed that ICL executives wanted to take over the investigation themselves. When asked by Caldecott if he thought that was "irregular", Beer replied: "Yes." "They had not been cooperative all the way through," he said. "They weren't going to change." Asked if he thought they had their own agenda, he said: "Yes. What it was, I don't know." Caldecott suggested: "They didn't want you digging around, did they?" Beer responded by saying: "You could draw that inference." It was also revealed that JP Yadav, a player with the Delhi Giants, said that he had been approached by Chandigarh players Dinesh Mongia and TP Singh but did not mention Cairns. Several of the interviews with players who have accused Cairns were not conducted in English, Beer said, at one point admitting "I had no idea what was going on," during the questioning of one player. Earlier, when under examination from Ronald Thwaites QC, representing Modi, Beer said that he had been present during the hotel meeting that led to Cairns' sacking and confirmed the evidence given in his witness statement that Cairns had looked at him and said: "Help me here, Howard." Cairns has denied saying this and claims that fixing was only mentioned in general terms during the meeting, with the discussion centring on his ankle injury. The court also heard from Cairns' wife, Mel, and his advisor Andrew Fitch-Holland, who was instructed by Cairns to "shut down" rumours about match-fixing after his departure from the ICL. Fitch-Holland said, however, that there was a "massive difference" between gossip on fan websites and Modi's tweet. Modi is due to take the stand on Thursday.

[saneindian]

Will Kapil Dev and Tony Greig speak up about this please and also tell the world why these incidents were covered up?

[Cricket Tragic]

Will Kapil Dev and Tony Greig speak up about this please and also tell the world why these incidents were covered up?

Add Kiran More to the list. Also, if Modi and the BCCI knew about all this, why the feck did they let them back in?

[Crookbond]

Add Kiran More to the list. Also, if Modi and the BCCI knew about all this, why the feck did they let them back in?

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[Laaloo]

Tony Grieg is involved in this :yay: