http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746-Zimbabwe match under ICC scanner for spot-fixing: ICC World Cup 2011 news
The ICC World Cup 2011 match between Australia and Zimbabwe has come under the International Cricket Council scanner after the Australian openers Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 and Brad Haddin started the match very slowly.
The match was won comfortably by the Kangaroos. However, the openers scored just 28 runs in the first 10 overs, which prompted an investigation by cricket’s governing body.
Australia’s coach Tim Nielson defended his team saying, “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.
We're playing the way we think is the right way to play.”
Apart from the Australia-http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 has also created some controversy, as the former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne predicted the match to be a tie before the match had even started.
England captain Andrew Strauss appreciated the prediction from Warne and said that the legendary player was a genius. However, several players questioned the prediction from Warne.
Former Pakistan captain Moin http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 said that the Tweet from Warne might have been a hunch, but it would certainly raise some questions.
Another former Pakistan captain Amir Sohail claimed that such a comment would have created a lot of hype if it had come from a Pakistan player. He added that because the prediction came from an Australian cricketer, it went unnoticed.
Recently, the ICC banned three Pakistan cricketers for at least five years each for their involvement in spot-fixing during Pakistan’s tour to England in 2010.
Following the ban on the Pakistani players, former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashid-Latif-c84084 expressed his concerns over the format of the World Cup. According to Rashid, the inclusion of smaller teams in the mega event has made spot-fixing easier, as the quarter-finalists
are almost certain.
There will be a lot of pressure on the ICC and the teams participating in the World Cup, as such a mega tournament will be a huge attraction for the bookmakers. The teams and players will be trying their level best to stay away from any sort of controversy.
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