Fixing scandal: Brendon McCullum's 'hero' tried to bribe him

Wellington: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has expressed total confidence in Black Caps captain, Brendon McCullum, over his corruption charges. The association is also said to be dismayed that the testimony given by McCullum to anti-corruption investigators was leaked to a British newspaper. [caption id=“attachment_1533287” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File photo of Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum. AP[/caption] “We can confirm that Brendon is not under investigation by the ICC and his testimony has actually been applauded by them. NZC has 100 percent confidence in our captain and his role in tackling corruption,” said NZC in a statement. Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper reported on Sunday that McCullum told investigators he was offered more than US$180,000 by a former star player to underperform. McCullum is reported to have said he was “really shocked” at the approach because the player involved was “a good friend” and a hero to him. He told investigators that the star - known as X - telephoned him to meet at his hotel to discuss a “business opportunity”. “We spent some time talking about various things over dinner,” McCullum said. “During the course of this conversation he asked me if I knew what spread betting was in cricket games. I told him not really, so he took a piece of paper and wrote down and explained the process to me. “I was really shocked as I saw X as a good friend and it totally confused me. X said that everybody was doing this in games. “He said that the ‘Big Boys’ in international cricket were doing it and he didn’t want me to miss out.” Agencies