The International Cricket Council (ICC) is now carrying out a scrutiny of the game between Australian and Zimbabwe played at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
No doubt, the defending champions won the match quite easily, ICC's anti-corruptions and security unit is looking into the match after the Aussie openers, Shane Watson and Brad Haddin played unusually slow in the first 15 overs.
The two openers put on just 28 runs in 11 overs and 53 in the first 15 when two of the three powerplays were used.
With cricket still coming to terms with the spot-fixing controversy, the ICC is not willing to take any chances. But Australia coach Tim Nielsen sees nothing wrong in the openers' slow approach.
While talking to media, Nielsen said, “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.”
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