Deciding WC Final On Boundary Count 'Not Really Cricket', Says Kane Williamson

'It highlighted something and it will probably never happen again,' said Williamson

The ghosts of the World Cup 2019 Final seem to be haunting the losing skipper, Kane Williamson, even 4 months after that incident. The New Zealand skipper is yet to get over the dramatic loss which his side as his words at the pre-match conference on Wednesday expressed his emotional setback. While addressing the press ahead of the first Test against England, Williamson was asked about the tied super over in the World Cup final at Lord’s. In reply, he stated that deciding the result on boundary count was ‘not really cricket’. “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,” Williamson said at the presser. “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. 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,” he added. However, in October, the International Cricket Council (ICC) scrapped the contentious boundary rule and stated that it will not be used in future ICC events.