New Zealand coach Gary Stead calls for a change in World Cup rules after loss in final
The HinduNew Zealand coach Gary Stead Tuesday called for the ICC World Cup rules to be reviewed, saying the feeling is “very, very hollow” after England beat it on a bizarre technicality in the showpiece’ final. “I’m sure it’ll be reviewed there’s many different ways that they’ll probably explore.” The Black Caps coach shrugged off suggestions England had been mistakenly handed an extra run after a throw from the deep hit the bat of a diving Ben Stokes’ and rolled past the boundary rope in the final over of regular play. “They’re human as well, like players, and sometimes there’s a mistake but that’s just the human aspect of sport.” - Sharing the trophy - Asked during a media interaction at the team hotel whether he would have preferred New Zealand being declared joint winners, Stead was open to the suggestion. But probably just let the dust settle for a while.” However, Craig McMillan, New Zealand’s batting coach believed that sharing the trophy would have been the “right thing” to do.
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