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Chris Cairns Perjury Trial: Brendon McCullum to Testify Against Former All-Rounder
Chris Cairns won 90,000 pounds (then $140,000) in damages in 2012 after he sued Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi over an accusation of match-fixing. He was later charged with one count of perjury in the case.
File photo of New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns.© AP
New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum says he will testify against former team-mate Chris Cairns in a perjury trial in London next year because he feels a duty "to protect the game."
McCullum will be among as many as 12 leading cricketers who may be called to give evidence when the trial starts next October.
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Cairns won 90,000 pounds (then $140,000) in damages in 2012 after he sued Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi over an accusation of match-fixing. He was later charged with one count of perjury in the case.
McCullum said in a radio interview on Saturday, "I guess it's not ideal at all but you've got to protect the game and we're obligated to fulfill our obligations there."
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