# Cairns v Modi - Cricket corruption defamation case

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cairns-v-modi-cricket-corruption-defamation-case/615899>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 15, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cairns-v-modi-cricket-corruption-defamation-case/615899 "2012-03-15T21:21:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cairns-v-modi-cricket-corruption-defamation-case/615899/21 "2015-10-13T15:51:56Z")

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Really interesting case.

Lou Vincent’s testimony seems pretty damning for Cairns - it appears he’s not holding anything back to protect himself. Brendan McCullum is also lined up to give evidence against him, and a few other Black Caps.

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cairns-v-modi-cricket-corruption-defamation-case/615899/22 "2015-10-13T16:25:04Z")

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I cannot get too worked up. The ICC institutionalised corruption last year with the[del] India and its bum boys [/del] big three take over. Sri as ICC chief? Gimme a break. Dhoni still playing?

I hope the current expansion the PCB is trying in the Gulf and in China opens up a few more revenue streams for the game so we, the Kiwis and the Saffers can tell those three to bugger off.

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**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cairns-v-modi-cricket-corruption-defamation-case/615899/23 "2015-11-30T15:53:47Z")

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[http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/30/chris-cairns-cricket-perjury-trial-how-case-unfolded](http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/30/chris-cairns-cricket-perjury-trial-how-case-unfolded)

Bump. Cairns found not guilty. Read this link and you’ll see the judge instructed the jury to find him not guilty (not in as many words, but pretty clearly nonetheless).

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cairns-v-modi-cricket-corruption-defamation-case/615899/24 "2015-11-30T17:30:21Z")

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I totally missed this story the first time around. All I’ll say is that at this point I no longer give the benefit of the doubt to any sportsman accused of cheating.

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