Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has threatened to file a Rs 100 crore defamation on a leading Hindi daily for accusing him of match-mixing.
The organisation claimed that Dhoni fixed the 2014 Test match against England at Old Trafford. Dhoni has sent a legal notice to the accusers who claimed that the 2014 Test match against England at Old Trafford was fixed by the then captain.
The Hindi daily quoted Sunil Dev who was the manager of Team India on England tour who had said that Dhoni bat on a wet wicked which led to the loss of Indians and the match was wrapped in three days. Reportedly, Dhoni’s lawyers in New Delhi have sent a nine-page legal notice. The notice reads, “The said video contains footage of an absolute dubious sting operation of the aforementioned Mr (Sunil) Dev, which in the present circumstances is nothing but a false propaganda initiated by you to defame my client.
It further reads, “In fact, the so-called Indian cricket official (Sunil Dev) who you have credited to be the source of information has strongly denied the incident.” The notice further read, “Our client (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) reserves the right to institute proceedings for the recovery of damages up to Rs. 100 crores (1 billion) from you on account of the defamation, mental agony and trauma caused to him due to this by causing loss of his reputation.”