So Cairns admits he is the guy they are talking about, but says the stuff they have said is made up? That's about where we sit right now?
Unfortunately, with cricket the way it is these days the dark forces argument probably has some legs. Who has most to gain from Cairns being outed? High up that list is Modi, while he isn't big in the BCCI these days I am sure he still has some very powerful friends in very powerful places. Most of whom would have had access to all of this. Are CC and LV being made scapegoats because they come from a relatively small cricket market? Would this stuff have been leaked if it was a group of English players or Indian?
People have done bad stuff. But cricket isn't a savoury place anymore so I don't have trouble believing the dark forces story.