International Cricket Council investigating Australia-Zimbabwe match for spot-fixing
The Australian cricket team has condemned reports that two Aussie batsmen, Brad Haddin and Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
According to sources, it has been reported that the ICC has inspected the suspicious Aussies duo for their slow start in the match against Zimbabwe on 21st February. The council wanted to inspect the Australian pair for their match against Zimbabwe
but they were misinterpreted and mistakenly investigated for their second match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
Steve Bernard, who is the manager of the Australian team has rubbished the rumours and condemned the Indian media for exploiting their conduct. He is of the view that rumours of this nature a not new and pointed out captain Ricky Ponting damaging a LCD screen
in the dressing room and the media frenzy that followed as the most silliest and malicious news ever heard.
He said, “I've just heard the story a moment ago and I'm not sure how to respond, except to say it would make a cat laugh. It's the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard in my life that a side can be 0-5 after two overs and that that's suspicious.”
He also added that it was the start of the ICC World Cup 2011 and the team had to get them used to batting on such low bouncing and slow tracks. But even then they managed 260+ plus runs which was a competitive score.
According to media reports, the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) could not afford to take chances and has to inspect and scan every match of the ongoing World Cup, so that any kind of spot-fixing could be avoided. After the verdict of the banned
trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, the ICC has been leaving no stone unturned to regulate all matches in the ongoing tournament. The ICC stated that it has nothing to do with what the unit will decide, as it’s entirely up to them.
The Australian batsman, Brad Haddin, is expected to tackle the charges after the practice session of the Australian team gets over.
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