Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain November 30, 2015. REUTERS/Philip Brown
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Cricket have promised to support Brendon McCullum after former test all-rounder Chris Cairns was acquitted of perjury in London despite evidence given against him by the Black Caps captain.
Cairns had been accused of falsely claiming he had never cheated at cricket when he won 90,000 pounds in damages from Lalit Modi, the former boss of the Indian Premier League, in a libel action three years ago.
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