'Devastated' Cairns eyes legal action

A "devastated" former New Zealand cricket allrounder Chris Cairns is exploring legal action after widely reported comments explaining his removal from the Indian Premier League's (IPL) player auction list.

Cairns' London-based legal representative Andrew Fitch-Holland hit out today at media reports quoting IPL boss Lalit Modi as to the reasons behind Cairns' sudden removal from the auction list of 97 players.

[readon1 url="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/devastated-cairns-eyes-legal-action-1859472.html"]Source: Independent.co.uk[/readon1]