New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has described the dramatic outcome of the 2019 World Cup final as 'not really cricket' after his team was deprived of the maiden coveted trophy, as the hosts England were crowned as champions on the basis of the boundary count rule.

After missing a thrilling T20I series due to a hip injury, Williamson is all set to take the rivalry with England to the next level in the upcoming home two-match Test series starting from Thursday, 21 November at Mount Maunganui.

However, the ICC scrapped the rule last month, as the teams will now have to play super overs until a winner is found and Williamson pleased with the removal of the boundary count rule but admitted that the World Cup title defeat was "hard to take" for the black caps.

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Ahead of the first Test against England, Williamson told reporters: “I genuinely think that no-one ever thought that was going to happen and it did. At times, you think about how some of those decisions are made; probably sitting in a room a little like this and throwing a few ideas around. That's all I can imagine. And then for it to actually happen is a pretty scary thing.”

He added, “I guess it highlighted something and it will probably never happen again. It's not really cricket and I think both teams appreciated that. It was hard to take. But at the same time, those rules were already in place. It was a fantastic game to be a part of and a really competitive match.”

Williamson signed off by saying, “I think everyone has played hundreds of games of cricket and never had one decided quite like that. It is what it is and they were the rules at the time. What you sign up for. But, yeah, it's no surprise that it's changed.”

(With ESPN Cricinfo Inputs)