After being on the receiving end of ICC rules in the World Cup 2019 final against England, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said that the governing body should consider the option of a having a tied result in case both the finalists cannot be separated.
England defeated the Kiwis in the Super Over on boundary count to lift their maiden ODI World Cup title at Lord’s on Sunday (July 14). The two teams posted 241 in their allotted 50 overs before the game went into the Super Over where once again they levelled tie.
Chasing 16 in the Super Over, New Zealand managed 15 but the hosts were declared winner as they hit more boundaries in the match. While the Black Caps scored 17 boundaries in total, England were far more superior in that department, having struck 26 fours and sixes.
"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. Everything will be reviewed, and I think that it's a good time to do it now. But probably just let the dust settle for a while," New Zealand coach Gary Stead quoted as saying by India Today.
Kiwi batting coach and former all-rounder Craig McMillan is of the view that sharing the trophy in such a case would have been the right thing to do.
"It is not going to change yesterday's result. But what is probably fair to say at the end of seven weeks in a big tournament like this, when you have two teams can't be separated after a 50-over match and then a Super Over and neither team did actually lose in many ways in terms of runs scored.
"Then perhaps sharing the trophy would be the right thing to do. Wasn't to be yesterday, which we all are disappointed with. But it is sport and those were the rules," McMillan said.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Monday (July 15) said that he is beginning to gradually recover from the hear-breaking result.
"At the end of the day nothing separated us, no one lost the final, but there was a crowned winner and there it is," Williamson told reporters.
