http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 under the radar of ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit
Australian cricket team has come under the radar of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit for a possible spot-fixing in their World Cup game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
The Aussie openers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin started the innings nervously, which is a rare sight when these two are batting together.
The openers who are known for their belligerent hitting looked completely puzzled and managed to score just 28 runs in the first 10 overs against a meagre bowling attack. This show of unimpressive opening stand has raised many eyebrows and now it has been
reported that the openers were quizzed by the ACSU.
However, the Australian management has termed the allegations of spot-fixing as baseless and a hazard of touring the Subcontinent.
When Aussie opener Haddin was contacted by the media regarding the recent allegations, he rebuffed the charges and said, “You guys are better than that to know that's not the case. That's quite laughable, actually.” He rejected claims that he had been interrogated
by the ACSU and clarified that no one from the ICC had talked to him.
The Australians explained that the openers just started the innings carefully and since Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 had never opened an innings against a spin attack with a new ball, it was obvious for him to play tentatively.
Sources in the ICC while talking about the matter said, “The ACSU was taking no chances at all and all matches are under the scanner for possible indications that any spot-fixing has taken place. So far nothing unusual has been found in any match of the
World Cup.”
Due to the recent spot-fixing fiasco which involved three Pakistan players- http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Amir-c76675 and Mohammad Asif- it is believed that the ICC is not taking any chances in order to keep the ongoing ICC World Cup 2011 free from corruption.
An Anti-Corruption tribunal of the ICC indicted the Pakistani trio for their involvement in spot-fixing during http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, where a tabloid alleged that the players had links with a local bookmaker, who had bribed them to bowl deliberate no-balls
against England during the Lord’s Test.
The players were immediately suspended from taking part in any cricket event until further hearing. After a 6-day hearing, a 3-member ICC tribunal banned them for at least 5 years each in a detailed judgement made public in February 2011.
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