At a time when Chris Cairns is suing Lalit Modi for defamation over a 2010 tweet that implicated the Kiwi cricketer in match-fixing in the Indian Cricket League (ICL), former coach of Cairns' ICL team, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, has told NDTV in an exclusive interview that he suspects Cairns may have been involved in fixing.

Chris Cairns, the retired New Zealand international, was questioned about his work for a diamond trading company and the large sums of money he received from them prior to the third edition of the Indian Cricket League (ICL), on the second day of Cairns' libel action against former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi.

Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns, who is suing former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi over a twitter libel case in the UK, on Monday alleged that two Indian cricketers were involved in match fixing during the now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).

Following reports that the league could start again, players and coaches slam it citing outstanding payments and mismanagement.

The ICC's endorsement on the banning of the ICL was not a result of arm-twisting by the BCCI, but of allowing its members autonomy in deciding which domestic tournaments to recognise, according to Norman Arendse, former CSA President.

It's just been a little more than three months and yet again cricket in the sub-continent has been pushed to the backfoot. For the second time in this short span, the game has fallen prey to terror tactics.