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Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns has been found not guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice in his match-fixing trial.
After being cleared of the charges, Cairns described the nine-week trial as “hell”.
“It has not been a victory as such, because in a case like this there are no winners. It’s been hell for everyone involved,” Cairns said.
Cairns was initially accused of match-fixing via Twitter in 2010 by then Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi. Cairns sued Modi in over the Tweet in 2012, before the allegations against Cairns escalated in late 2013 when the International Cricket Council confirmed they were investigating several former New Zealand cricketers in relation to match-fixing.
During his 17 years as an international cricketer for New Zealand, Cairns player 215 one-day internationals and 62 Test matches.
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