New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Madras High Court has directed former Indian cricket team and former Chennai Super Kings captain M S Dhoni to pay Rs.10 lakh towards translation of contents related to a defamation suit he had filed against retired IPS officer G Sampathkumar, wherein he sought Rs.100 crore as damages for allegedly linking him to the 2013 IPL betting scam.

The directive was given by Justice R N Manjula while passing further interim orders on Wednesday, 11 February, on a suit filed by the cricketer.

In her order, the judge said in pursuant to the order dated 28 October, 2025, the interpreter of the court has taken up the task of transcribing and translating the contents of the CD's involved in this case. However, the order has be...