Tuesday 29 March 2011

PCB TO ASK ICC TO INVESTIGATE SHANE WARNE FOR INDIA-ENGLAND MATCH PREDICTION



PCB to ask ICC to investigate Shane Warne for India-England match prediction
The Pakistan Cricket Board has raised questions over the controversial prediction from the former Australian cricketer Shane Warne which he gave before the start of the match between India and England.
PCB will ask the International Cricket Council to investigate the matter and find out the truth.
The ICC World Cup 2011 was glorified with a nail biting finish in the India-England match, which resulted in a tie. However, the outcome of the match was guessed correctly by Warne.
The legendary player Tweeted before the start of the match, “Looking forward to the game between India and England today, it should be a cracker. My prediction is a tie!”
The chairman of PCB Ijaz Butt was surprised by the prediction and said that it was hard to believe that someone could make such an accurate forecast. He further stated, “We will raise the matter and ask the ICC to conduct a fair inquiry into the matter.”
However, several former Pakistan cricketers said that there would be no action taken by the ICC over Warne’s comments as he was an Australian. Former Pakistan captain Amir Sohail said that if any Pakistani had made such remarks, it would have prompted a lot of attention from the ICC.
Another former Pakistan captain Moin Khan said that such comments should be avoided as they can lead to a lot of controversies. However, Moin said that Warne’s prediction may have only been a hunch.
On the other hand, there were reports that the ICC was investigating Australia’s match against Zimbabwe in which they batted really slow in the first 10 overs. The Kangaroos only managed 28 runs in their first Powerplay, which raised many eyebrows.
However, the Australian team denied such reports and wicketkeeper batsman Brad Haddin claimed that there was no investigation being done, as the match had nothing suspicious about it. He further added that it was their strategy to keep wickets in hand in the early stages of the match.
Recently, three Pakistan players, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were banned by the ICC from cricket for least 5 years each for their involvement in spot-fixing during their tour to England in 2010

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