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Gibbs to meet India probe police | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs will meet India police on Thursday regarding match-fixing allegations from six years ago. | |
The 32-year-old flew in to Mumbai in India on Wednesday and will travel to Delhi for questioning. | |
He will then head back to Mumbai to prepare with his team-mates for the ICC Champions Trophy. | |
He arrived to a media frenzy in Mumbai before being whisked away from the airport to the team hotel. | He arrived to a media frenzy in Mumbai before being whisked away from the airport to the team hotel. |
Gibbs was accompanied by lawyers and arrived four days after the rest of the South African squad landed. | Gibbs was accompanied by lawyers and arrived four days after the rest of the South African squad landed. |
He will meet senior Delhi police officials following a probe into corruption in the game during South Africa's tour of India in 2000. | |
Gibbs was fined and suspended for six months by the South African board after admitting he agreed to under-perform in a one-day international on the trip in exchange for money. | Gibbs was fined and suspended for six months by the South African board after admitting he agreed to under-perform in a one-day international on the trip in exchange for money. |
The offer was relayed to him by the then South Africa skipper Hansie Cronje, who was subsequently banned from cricket for life. | The offer was relayed to him by the then South Africa skipper Hansie Cronje, who was subsequently banned from cricket for life. |
Gibbs has declined to tour India for the last six years over fears he may be detained. | |
A huge number of Indian media waited at both the Mumbai and Delhi airports following conflicting reports about the player's arrival. | A huge number of Indian media waited at both the Mumbai and Delhi airports following conflicting reports about the player's arrival. |
South Africa face New Zealand in the opening pool B game in Mumbai on Monday. | South Africa face New Zealand in the opening pool B game in Mumbai on Monday. |