ICC World Cup 2019: Sharing The World Cup Was Probably The Right Thing To Do, Says New Zealand Head Coach Gary Stead

England lifted their maiden ICC World Cup title beating New Zealand on the Super Over boundary Count on July 14 (Sunday) at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. ICC has garnered a lot of criticism for their poor ruling since the final encounter. And now the Kiwi head coach Gary Stead has responded to the same saying that sharing the trophy was probably the right thing to do.

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Sharing the World Cup was perhaps right: Stead

England stumbled early on chasing 241 runs set by New Zealand, batting first on a double-paced Lord’s wicket. But an outstanding 100+ run partnership from Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler for the fifth wicket to take the game deep. But New Zealand bounced back with a few wickets and luck going against them, England managed to secure a tie taking the game to the Super Over.

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Batting first in the tie-breaker, England managed to post 15 runs with Stokes and Buttler once again doing the job with the bat for the side. Jofra Archer, who was playing his first World Cup, was handed the ball to defend the target who made a nervous start with a wide. Jimmy Neesham continued his excellent form to take the game deep, but a brilliant work from Jos Buttler in the last ball of the Super Over helped England secure another tie, but the hosts became the champions on the boundary count.

Since then, ICC has been at the receiving ends of heavy criticisms for setting up poor rules and regulations. Former cricketers slammed ICC after England clinched the World Cup on Super Over boundary count. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead, while talking for the first time after their loss said that sharing the trophy was probably the right thing to do.

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“Perhaps when you play over a seven-week period and can’t be separated on the final day, that is something should be considered as well. But again that’s one consideration over a whole lot of things that went on over the World Cup,” Stead said to ESPN Cricinfo when asked whether he would have preferred New Zealand being declared joint winners.

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