Cairnss diamond deal during ICL under scanner

Cairns also refuted allegations he was involved in match-fixing during his stint in the now defunct Indian Cricket League. On January 5,2010,Modi had tweeted that Cairns had been removed from the IPL auction list because of his involvement with match-fixing,prompting Cairns to file for libel. Cairns,captain of Chandigarh Lions in the rebel T20 league,had his contract terminated in October 2008.

Thwaites has also included six Indian players as witnesses to testify against Cairns. All six are his former Chandigarh Lions team mates Rajesh Sharma,TP Singh,Love Ablish,Gaurav Gupta,Amit Uniyal and Karanveer Singh. Former South Africa all-rounder Andrew Hall is also scheduled to be called as a witness for Modi.

Uniyal,however,was uncertain of deposing. I had clearly told Modis lawyers that people were talking about match-fixing,but how could I take someone8217;s name when I dont have any proof about it.8221; he told The Indian Express. Gupta and Karanveer said they had not decided whether to appear as witnesses while TP Singh,Sharma and Abilish were unavailable for comments.