Chennai, Sept. 17 -- The Madras High Court on Thrusday directed iconic cricketer M.S.Dhoni to respond by October 9 to a petition filed by retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar, seeking video recording of the former Indian captain's deposition in a Rs 100-crore defamation suit.
The former Indian skipper had filed the civil defamation suit in 2014 against Private Media, Tamil Nadu Police officer Sampath Kumar and others over alleged malicious statements claiming that he was involved in betting and match-fixing in IPL matches in 2013.
In the case, the High Court had earlier ordered the appointment of an Advocate Commissioner to record Dhoni's deposition and Sampath Kumar too approached the court seeking a direction for video recording of Dhoni...