The matter of defamation of INR100 crore on a large scale of legendary Indian cricketer MS Dhoni is finally moving towards testing after a long wait of more than a decade. On Monday, August 11, the Madras High Court indicated green to initiate proceedings in the high-profile case which was filed by MS Dhoni in 2014.
The former Indian captain held Zee Media Corporation, Senior Journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, retired IPS officer G. Sampat Kumar, and the News Nation Network had sued the network, accused him of pulling his name in the 2013 IPL betting and spot-fixing scam, despite nothing with it.
MS Dhoni’s INR100 crore defamation case was finally set for testing after 10 years of waiting
Well, Justice CV Karthikeyan, who is hearing the case in the Madras High Court, took an unusual step to avoid anarchy, which was produced in the court to veteran wicketkeeper-bitter. He appointed a lawyer commissioner, who will record Dhoni’s testimony at a safe, mutually agreed place in Chennai with all parties and their lawyers.
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According to senior advocate PR Raman, Dhoni has now made it clear that he wants the matter to move forward without any other delay.
In the affidavit, the former Indian captain has confirmed that he is set to face the exam and cross-examination between October 20 and December 10 this year. For the same, the exact date and the site will be finalized in consultation with both sides.
MS Dhoni promises full cooperation with the lawyer commissioner in the test
The affidavit, as reported by the Hindu, is made with the intention of avoiding any improper delay (in the disposal of the suit pending in the High Court for more than a decade) and to support the fair, with the trial of the trial, I can expand full cooperation with all the instructions for this honor.
For more than a decade, MS Dhoni’s INR case of defamation of 100 crores has been stuck in a legal deadlock, with both sides delayed with endless applications and objections. The case was related to the 2013 IPL spot-fixing and betting scam, one of the most ugly moments in the history of the tournament.
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What was the matter?
In IPL 2013, three players were arrested and shocwaves were sent through Indian cricket. It even caused two years of suspension for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, which senior officials were found after joining the scam, and at that time, MS Dhoni was the captain of CSK.
Since he was the captain of CSK, Dhoni’s name was pulled into a spot-fixing and betting scam despite repeatedly rejecting any partnership. Now, he is firm to clean his image through a legal battle even after retiring from international cricket in August 2020.
However, the legendary wicketkeeper-better is still active in the IPL and Chennai Super Kings. In the previous season, Dhoni captained the franchise after Ruturaj Gaikwad after getting out of the tournament due to an injury. However, it remains to be seen whether he will return to IPL 2026.