ICC reacts after overthrow controversy in World Cup final

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has lastly spoken out relating to the overthrow controversy that came about through the recently-concluded World Cup last between England and New Zealand on the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Sunday. The worldwide cricket physique mentioned it’s not a part of their coverage to make feedback relating to the choices which can be taken on the sector by the umpires.

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“The umpires take decisions on the field with their interpretation of the rules and we don’t comment on any decisions as a matter of policy,” an ICC spokesperson was quoted as saying by Foxsports.com.au.

During the ultimate over in England’s chase of 241 on Sunday at Lord’s, Stokes by accident knocked the ball coming in from deep midwicket fielder and deflected it off to the third man boundary, whereas trying to dive for his crease with an outstretched bat in a bid to finish his second run.

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After session with Marais Erasmus and the remainder of his umpiring colleagues, Kumar Dharmasena signalled six runs for the incident, which means that England — who by then gave the impression to be drifting out of competition needing 9 runs from three balls — have been all of the sudden proper again within the hunt for his or her World Cup glory needing three extra from two.

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Amid the furore over umpires name to present an additional run when a throw struck Ben Stokes’ bat within the World Cup last, it has now come to gentle that the all-rounder had requested the umpires to remove the 4 overthrows which in the end proved to be decisive in England’s win over New Zealand.

James Anderson, Stokes’ Test team-mate, has revealed that the all-rounder, who was massively apologetic the second the incident occurred, had appealed to the umpires to overturn their determination.

“The etiquette in cricket is if the ball is thrown at the stumps and it hits you and goes into a gap in the field you don’t run,” Sydney Morning Herald quoted Anderson as telling BBC’s Tailenders podcast.

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“But if it goes to the boundary, in the rules it’s four and you can’t do anything about it.

“I think, talking to Michael Vaughan who saw him after the game, Ben Stokes actually went to the umpires and said, ‘Can you take that four runs off. We don’t want it’.

“But it’s in the rules and that’s the way it is,” he added.