#ShameOnICC: Fans Blast ICC For Comparing Sachin To Stokes & “Max Boundaries” Rule!

Yesterday was a heartbreaker for many sports buffs across the world. Roger Federer lost an epic Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic. In addition, New Zealand’s team was defeated by hosts England during the ICC Cricket World Cup finals match at Lord’s. Both teams scored 241 runs in the allotted 50 overs game. As a tie-breaker, a “Super Over” was played. But as luck would have it, that too resulted in a tied score of 15 runs each.

As per ICC rules, the winner was decided on the basis of maximum boundaries. England lifted the cup because they scored 26 in comparison to the Kiwi total of 17.

Consequently, fans started slamming the governing body and #ShameOnICC began trending on Twitter. Firstly, the boundary count rule did NOT go down well with cricket enthusiasts. Many former players expressed their disappointment by calling out ICC and urging them to make some much-needed changes.

Desi Twitter also slammed ICC for not taking into account maximum wickets along with boundaries. Some suggested that another super over could’ve been played while others believed that the trophy should’ve been shared between both teams.

And secondly, a particular tweet on CWC’s official handle where they jokingly said that Ben Stokes was the “greatest cricketer of all time” received backlash.

Here is what netizens had to say about it.

Also, the controversial ‘accidental six‘ by Ben Stokes did not make things better. If it were up to you, how would you break the tie and decide the winner of the match? We’d love to know your thoughts.

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