13 October 2006
The Proteas star batsman, Herschelle Gibbs, strides onto the filed today for his first cricket match in India in six years.Gibbs, however, is still haunted by the fear that he will be detained by police.
In 2000, Gibbs - along with the late great captain of the Proteas, Hansie Cronjé - was involved in a match fixing scandal.
New Delhi police yesterday questioned Gibbs on his part and reported that they (New Delhi police) were satisfied with his (Gibbs) answers.
Gibbs’s father, Herman, however, speaking from Cape Town, however, said that Herschelle is still in fear of being detained and is experiencing enormous stress.
Peter Whelan, Gibbs’s lawyer had a lot of contact with the police about what would and wouldn’t be done before they left the tour.
However, according to a daily paper, one policeperson said he would not hesitate to detain Gibbs.
The Indian press erupted in full cry today, reporting the claim by police commissioner KK Paul that Gibbs implicated and named three South African players – Derek Crookes, Pieter Strydom and Henry Williams.
Williams’s case had already been dealt with and Strydom was found not guilty to the match fixing allegations.
As a result, the Indian media were reporting on Gibb’s admission that he had accepted $15 000 from Cronjé to score fewer than 20 runs in a one-day international against India in 2000.
Whelan will attend South Africa’s opening ICC Champions Trophy match against New Zealand in Mumbai on Monday before returning to South Africa.
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