Court to hear 2000 match fixing case on May 20

It had said there is "sufficient evidence" to prove that the accused had entered into a conspiracy to fix matches played here between India and South Africa in February-March 2000.

"From the investigation conducted so far, there is sufficient evidence to prove the accused persons had entered into a criminal conspiracy to fix the cricket matches played between India and South Africa from February 16, 2000 to March 20, 2000 in India," the charge sheet had said.

Referring to the report of Kings Commission of Inquiry, the police had said it revealed that money had changed hands and went to Cronje for fixing cricket matches between India and South Africa.

According to the charge sheet, Kishan Kumar had said that Chawla had paid Rs 1.2 crore to Cronje in two instalments of Rs 60 lakh each for fixing the matches.

It said Gibbs had told the Commission that Cronje had offered him money for scoring less than 20 runs in the match.

The charge sheet, which also contains 67 sets of documents, has named 65 persons as witnesses in the case.

It had said Chawla, who had played the "most vital role" in the commission of the crime, had gone to London from India on March 15, 2000 and never came back and was operating from the United Kingdom.