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Brendon McCullum claims ICC official in Dubai played role in match fixing
Comments made by Brendon McCullum to ICC match fixing investigators have implicated a former international cricketer (player X) and a senior ICC official in Dubai according to quotes reported by an English newspaper.
Following claims by former New Zealand player Lou Vincent that he played a part in fixing 12 matches across a number of competitions, McCullum's words seem to reaffirm his former team-mate's accusations.
Moreover, McCullum's comments to the ICC implicate one of his cricketing 'heroes' as being involved with not only fixing matches, but also helping him to launder his money through buying and selling properties in Dubai.
"X told me that you don’t take or send it back to New Zealand. He explained that he had a man in Dubai who was associated with cricket. Through him you purchase a property in Dubai which you retain for a couple of years before selling it," McCullum reportedly told investigators.
"The money could then be moved wherever you want to send it because to all intents and purposes, it would appear to be profit from property deals rather than fixing. X told me the name of that man in Dubai.
"I was really shocked as I saw X as a good friend and it totally confused me. X said that everybody was doing this in games. [He] told me that potentially he could get for me from between $70,000-180,000 (Dh260,000-Dh660,000) a game."
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have jumped to the defence of their captain, saying that they are "dismayed" that his conversations with cricket's world governing body have been leaked to the press.
"We can confirm that Brendon is NOT under investigation by the ICC and his testimony has actually been applauded by them. NZC has 100 percent confidence in our captain and his role in tackling corruption," read the NZC statement.
McCullum's statement to the ICC was quoted on the same day that England captain Alistair Cook expressed his "worry" over the claims and Vincent's former coach in the now defunct Indian Cricket League seemingly backed Vincent's claims.
"I think I know the person whom Vincent is referring to. The same guy tried to intimidate me and twist my arm, but he couldn't manage that. He was doing it to alter team tactics," said former Chandigarh Lions coach Balvinder Singh Sandhu.
Vincent has claimed that he fixed games in the ICL, Twenty20 Champions League and in domestic one-day games while playing in England.
