Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has reiterated his innocence over the match-fixing allegations made against him and branded the accusations as 'absurd, bizarre and scary'.
Cairns read out a statement at Auckland airport after returning from London, where he was interviewed at his own request by London police, English cricketing authorities and the anti-corruption unit of cricket's world governing body, the ICC.
According to Sport24, Cairns said that he has 'never match-fixed, sought to have others match-fix, or otherwise play the game of cricket in anything other than the spirit it so richly deserves to be played in'.
Cairns further said that he finds the situation that he is in 'truly absurd, bizarre and scary', adding that he is hoping that 'proper process will be followed' and that he would be cleared of these allegations.