Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has insisted that every allegation of match-fixing against him is false, and identified Stephen Fleming, Daniel Vettori and Kyle Mills as three players who have provided statements to the International Cricket Council (ICC) in regards to the allegations.
Cairns arrived at New Zealand after being interviewed by the London Metropolitan Police, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the ICC anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU) in London.
According to Stuff.co.nz, however, Cairns said that Fleming, Mills and Vettori have not made any direct accusations against him, adding that it is beyond doubt that current captain Brendon McCullum waited three years before reporting this alleged approach to an ICC anti-corruption official.
The report mentioned that McCullum claimed Cairns approached him during the now-defunct Indian Cricket League tournament in March 2008 and he first made his allegation in 2011, which was incidentally, 13 months before Cairns' trial against Lalit Modi.
Cairns also took aim at former batsman Lou Vincent, who is being investigated by the anti-corruption unit and has been charged with corruption offences by the ECB, saying that Vincent betrayed his friendship and now seeks to portray himself as a whistleblower.
Stating that Vincent is trying to lessen his sins by blaming others, Cairns further said that the allegations Vincent and his ex-wife make against him are 'despicable lies', adding that he finds the situation truly 'absurd, bizarre and scary'.
At the end of his statement, Cairns said he had never match-fixed, sought to have others match-fix or played cricket in anything other than the spirit it deserved to be played in.
