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Board Gambling discussion
Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]
by
3kpk3
on 04/10/2023, 12:18:52 UTC
I still remember all the drama that happened during the final (England vs New Zealand) match of the 2019 World Cup, at Lord's. England virtually stole the match with the help of umpire Kumar Dharmasena. There was a throw from the fielder, which got deflected by the bat of Ben Stokes and went for boundary. England broke every cricketing rule and Dharmasena supported them. Being a gentleman, Kane Williamson refused to complain and stood there silently. Unfortunately the England captain (Eoin Morgan) behaved shamelessly and never acknowledged the contribution of the umpire in his team's win.

I'll never forget those messed up memories. Umpiring was ridiculous while the ICC rules were even more ridiculous. Those fools ended up getting rid of the boundary rule thanks to all the negative criticism.

England knows damn well that they won the cup thanks to luck alone though that controversy helped make the match the craziest big tournament final to date.