London: Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi is set to launch a 1.5 million pound sterling civil claim for fraud against Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand all-rounder who was last week found not guilty of perjury at Southwark Crown Court, according to a media report.


Chris Cairns. Pic/AFP

According to a report in the 'Daily Telegraph', Cairns has been hit with a new legal case from Modi to be heard in March. "Cairns will be back in the High Court in London next spring to defend a £1.5 million civil claim for fraud brought by Lalit Modi...the case has been scheduled for the court's spring session which starts on March 7 and lasts until the end of May, with Brendon McCullum and Lou Vincent once again possibly testifying against Cairns," the report said.