Former Australia spinner and member of the MCC’s World Cricket Committee Shane Warne believes the throw to Ben Stokes in the final of the ICC World Cup-2019 should have been given a dead ball. . The committee that Warne is involved in will also review the decision taken by the umpires on that ball in the World Cup final. The four runs given to England at overthrow in the final of the World Cup-2019 were quite controversial, which proved decisive in the victory over New Zealand. England’s batsmen, who were chasing 242 runs in the final match, had taken two runs in the final over and while taking the second run, Fielder’s throw crossed the boundary with the bat of Ben Stokes. On-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena gave 6 runs to England after talking to fellow umpires.
“I am on the committee that is reviewing it,” said Warne. I think the law of the game is very correct. I suggested that the ball should be a dead ball as soon as it hits the batsman’s body, whether he goes to the boundary or not. It should be a dead ball and you can’t run. I think that is the spirit of the game.
Warne is also very excited about the ICC Test Championship. He said, I like the World Test Championship. I wish that the ICC had marketed it more, invested a little more money to promote it more. Due to this all the tests have become important. I am sure they will correct this in the coming years as I do not think they have implemented it completely right this time. He liked the number and name on the back of the jersey of the Test match. “I don’t mind the numbers in Test cricket because I think it is easy for the fans to identify the players so I don’t have any problem with it,” Warne said. I think it should have been on jumpers too because you can’t see their numbers after players wear jumpers.
Overthrow should have been given dead ball in World Cup final : Warne
