New Zealand legend Chris Cairns on Friday revealed two former Black Caps captains testified to a probe into his alleged match-fixing and said he was determined to clear his name.
Cairns returned to Auckland after travelling to London for interviews with anti-corruption authorities saying he now had a clearer picture of the “absurd, bizarre and scary” allegations against him.
“Each and every allegation against me that I have cheated at cricket or attempted to induce others to cheat at cricket is false,” he told reporters at Auckland airport.
Cairns has said he believes he is Player X but questioned the testimony and vehemently denied any involvement in match-fixing.
He said former captains Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori had given evidence to the inquiry, along with current paceman Kyle Mills.
He did not go into detail about their testimony but said: “These three ex- or current New Zealand players have made no direct accusation against me.”
Cairns said Vincent had “betrayed the friendship I offered him” with the accusations and took issue with the former batsman being portrayed as a whistleblower.
