Gibbs to meet Indian police

Herschelle Gibbs will speak to Indian police as he tours the country for the first time in six years © Getty Images

Herschelle Gibbs will meet with Indian police to be questioned over his involvement in the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal when he arrives ahead of the Champions Trophy.

It will be Gibbs's first tour of India since the 2000 trip which led to match-fixing hitting the headlines a few weeks later. The rest of the South African squad left Johanneburg on Wednesday, but Gibbs is not flying until October 10. He will then have a brief meeting with Indian police when he arrives in Delhi.

"Herschelle will fly on the night of October 10 straight to Delhi and will be accompanied by his lawyer," said Mickey Arthur, South Africa's coach. "He has an appointment with KK Paul [the Indian policeman leading the match-fixing investigation], which we are led to believe will take an hour-and-a-half.

"He will then join the rest of the team in Mumbai ahead of the practice game on the 13th. His legal team has it all under control, Herschelle just has to get through it all, but I fully expect him to be fine. He's really determined to have a big season."

Following the meeting Gibbs will join up with his team-mates and prepare for South Africa's opening match of the tournament, against New Zealand, on October 16.

The police prosecution department in Delhi also confirmed that the case remains on file against Gibbs. "We will re-open the case and if some kind of interrogation is required then it will be done," Y.S. Yadav, Director of Prosecution, told AFP.