A former New Zealand cricketer is suingĀ a former Indian Premier League boss over a Twitter posting at the High Court today. Chris Cairns is taking action againstĀ Lalit Modi following a Tweet from January 2010Ā which alleged Cairns was involved in match fixing. The case is being heard in London, despite theĀ the claim onlyĀ 35 readers of the post were fromĀ England and Wales.
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