• Cairns won a libel trial against Modi in 2012
• Modi lawyers lodge case to sue Cairns for fraudChris Cairns is set to face a further legal battle next year,with the former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi launching a £1.5m claim in the High Court in light of evidence heard during the cricketer’s recently concluded perjury trial.
On Monday the former current Zealand captain was found not guilty of lying under oath when he told a court in 2012, during a libel victory over the Indian businessman Modi, and that he had “never cheated at cricket and would never contemplate doing so”.
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Source: theguardian.com