ICC probes Australia-Zimbabwe World Cup match

[Rajiv]

Here we go http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2011/news/ICC-probes-Australia-New-Zealand-World-Cup-match/articleshow/7599775.cms Warne's Tweet :hatsoff:

[gaurav92]

Aus Zimboks u mean ?

[IKnowU]

International Cricket Council launches investigation into Australia's opening World Cup game against Zimbabwe

THE International Cricket Council has begun a probe into Australia's opening World Cup clash against Zimbabwe for any betting irregularities. The ICC was alerted after openers Brad Haddin and Shane Watson batted slowly in the first 10 overs. An Indian newspaper has reported that the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has privately scrutinised the match after questions were raised over the slow start taken by Haddin and Watson. The two openers scored just 28 in 11 overs and 53 in 15 overs in a match that Australia eventually won comfortably, but the slow rate of scoring in the first two overs was scrutinized by the ICC anti-corruption and security unit. With the spectre of spot fixing now looming over international cricket following the bans on three Pakistani players for spot-fixing last year on the England tour, sources said the ICC ASCU was keeping a vigilant eye on all matches in the World Cup and the slow start by the Australian openers caught their attention. "They are taking no chances at all and all matches are under the scanner for possible indications that any spot-fixing has taken place," one source said. Australian coach Tim Nielsen has defended his openers saying they played slowly according to the situation. "I thought they played well in game one. Everyone had this perception that they went slowly. But if Zimbabwe were going to be competitive against us, they needed to take early wickets with their spinners," Nielsen said after the match. ``We're playing the way we think is the right way to play." Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has already expressed fears that the format of the World Cup has opened a window for bookmakers to try to corrupt players in the tournament since most of the top teams are certain to make the all-important quarter-finals from the group matches stage. In spot-fixing, bookmakers take bets on particular moments and stages of a match for example how many runs would be scored by a team in five overs or after 10 overs and so on or in a certain over how many runs will be scored or if it will be a maiden.

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[IKnowU]

I doubt anything happened except some drama to spice up this boooorrrrrinnnggg WC