http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Lance-Cairns-c50906 sets sights on New Zealand Cricket – Cricket News Update
After winning his libel case against ex-IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, former Kiwi all-rounder Chris Cairns has expressed an interest in working with the New Zealand Cricket board (NZC) in an official capacity.
Cairns came into the media spotlight after his contract with the Chadigarh http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 in the now-defunct Indian Cricket league was abruptly terminated in October 2008. The official reason was said to be his failure to disclose an ankle injury which was affecting
his fitness. However, rumors of corruption arose, which were denied by the cricketer.
The situation erupted into a scandal in January 2010, when the then IPL chief http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lalit-Kumar-Modi-c72144 tweeted about how Cairns had not been considered for the IPL auction owing to his involvement in match-fixing during the ICL. A vehement Cairns expressed outrage at
what he claimed were baseless and damaging allegations, and took the Indian businessman to court.
After a grueling two years, the London High Court ruled in Cairns’ favour, granting him 90,000 pounds in damages, and a further 40,000 pounds in interim costs. Justice David Bean clarified that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Modi-c76470 had failed to bring any solid, reliable evidence against
the Kiwi all-rounder in court, and the right-hander was cleared of all charges on March 26.
The 41-year-old expressed relief following the court ruling in his favour, adding that he was glad his career was untarnished. Commenting on the importance of all that he had achieved for New Zealand, he expressed the desire to give back to the country and
the board.
“For me it's always about the present and the future, but the one thing I am proud of is what I have achieved for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754,” he said. “By receiving this complete vindication, it means my past is preserved. I can now move on.”
Cairns’ father, Lance, told the media that his son, who retired from the national squad in 2006, had approached the board with a proposal, but nothing was confirmed as yet.
“They expressed some initial interest but then http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Thomas-Caldwell-Vaughan-c69731 (former NZC chief executive) said it was best to wait until the match-fixing charges had been resolved,” he explained.
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