Jimmy Neesham Mocks Belated ICC Boundary Rule Change

New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham mocked the International Cricket Council (ICC) after they scrapped the controversial boundary rule

In the July 14 World Cup final, England edged New Zealand by superior boundary count in the Super Over to win the finals of the ICC World Cup 2019 and clinch their maiden title at the 50-overs mega event. In the Super Over, Ne Zealand's Martin Guptill and Jimmy Neesham equaled the 15-run target, but England won the title owing to superior boundary count rule. New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham mocked the International Cricket Council (ICC) after they scrapped the controversial boundary rule that was used as a way to decide results of semi-finals and finals in ICC events. "Next on the agenda: Better binoculars for the ice spotters on the Titanic," Neesham wrote on Twitter on Tuesday with a link to a story about the rule change.

Next on the agenda: Better binoculars for the Ice spotters on the Titanic https://t.co/nwUp4Ks3Mp

— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) October 14, 2019

On Monday, ICC scrapped the contentious boundary rule and stated that it will not be used in future ICC events. "In group stages, if the Super Over is tied, the match will be tied. In Semi Finals and Finals, there is one change to the Super Over regulation in keeping with the basic principle of scoring more runs than the opponent to win, the Super Over will be repeated until one team has more runs than the other," said an ICC media release. Like Neesham, former New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan was also irked with ICC's decision. "Bit late ICC," McMillan tweeted, before drawing attention to another controversial moment when England scored a bonus four runs via the bat of Ben Stokes as he dived to beat a Martin Guptill throw at the stumps. "How about fixing the other rule issue ICC...... a dead ball once the ball has hit/deflected from a batsman??"