Legends react as ICC's 'more boundaries' rule to decide World Cup winner stirs controversy

Terrific knock & excellent effort by , especially given the pressures of the World Cup Final.

Special talent! continues to impress. Loved the way he played & carried himself & his team right through the .

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)

What a final it was .. the best in last 20 years and still level at super over ... Kane Williamson..what an ambassador of the game .. well done eoin morgan and england

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99)

A game that ebbed and flowed from the 1st ball to the 612th!

Feel for New Zealand 🇳🇿 who did everything that England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 did and still fell short.

Congratulations to England.

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)

New Zealand had many fans in India and today they have won many more, by their calmness and spirit.

Kane Williamson , smiling after the tie. Beautiful to see

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)

Jimmy Neesham was thinking about quitting cricket a year ago and nearly won the World Cup for his country today.

Ben Stokes after what happened in the T20 WC final in 2016 , won the match for his country today.

Lesson sport teaches- Never give up and keep dreaming

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)

Don't understand how the game of such proportions, the , is finally decided on who scored the most boundaries. A ridiculous rule . Should have been a tie. I want to congratulate both & on playing out a nail biting Final. Both winners imo.

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)

Congratulations and each member of the team for becoming the champions 2019 🏴󠁧󠁢��󠁮󠁧󠁿🏆

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)

What a thriller we witnessed!! Congratulations on becoming the World Champions. 🏆

Tough luck , it could have been anyone. 👍

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)

Special mention to .. What a story .. What a incredible comeback from adversity .. He won’t know yet but over the years will understand how many kids will be trying to play exactly like him ..

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)

Lot of love and respect for this team..absolutely winner of hearts which is bigger than the cup.. chin up guys.. ❤️🖤💛💚💙

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)

Congratulations to the England team on a deserved win. Heart goes out to New Zealand who certainly did not deserve to lose

— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar)

My heart goes out to Kane Williamson and . But congratulations for playing with dignity and class. You made a lot more friends and did your country proud.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)

Difficult to digest this more boundary rule. Something like sudden death- continuous super overs till a result is a better solution. Understand, wanting a definite winner but sharing a trophy is better than deciding on more boundaries. Very tough on New Zealand.

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)

Gonna struggle to sleep after today’s sporting events! What a weekend. Congrats and , fairytale finish at Lord’s.

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17)

Amazing day of sport, have to say both teams were a credit to our game! What a final, congrats to

— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49)

Unbelievable scenes at Lords cricket grnd. Cricket 🏏 has emerged as a real Winner. Congratulations 2 on winning d first ever. Heart goes 2 They hav given there all in this tournament

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)

My heart goes for the ! Exceptional performance!

— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops)

England are a boundary hitting team...NZ are accumulators. In the end, the new brand of English cricket came to their rescue. More boundaries. Investment of four long years paid off...on the biggest night. Well done, England.

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)

Unbelievable finish. Best finish imaginable to a world up final. Congrats to England on their first. Well played to both teams really for the theatre.

— ian bishop (@irbishi)

Low scoring game but what a finish, I thought had it but cricket is a strange game!! Lovely character display from but it's the English men who've have finally made the game's biggest trophy their own!

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)

In the end it was more boundaries that could separate the two teams. Congratulations England, Heart goes out for New Zealand. Will take a long time sinking in

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)

England are the World Champions!

Exciting World Cup final

New Zealand was just an inch short

Both the teams should be really proud of their effort

What an amazing game it was!

— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan)

Big Big Congratulations to !

Never ever seen a like this one.

My heart goes out for who scored the exact same amount of runs and should have shared the with England.

— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349)

OH MY GOD!

What a match for a World Cup Final.

This is as good as a trophy shared.

Match tied, super over tied, England wins on more boundaries hit. Wow. Great scenes at Lords.

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)

Neither Team deserved to lose that .. What a day for Cricket .. that is how it inspire a new generation of cricketers ..

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)

I don’t agree with that rule ! But rules are rules congratulations to England on finally winning the World Cup , my heart goes out for the kiwis they fought till the end 😥. Great game an epic final !!!!

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12)

What a FINAL... feel bad for well done . Have no words. 👍👏👏

— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay)

What a match it was. Thriller, absolute thriller!!! Congratulations, England! New world champions! Well deserved!

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)

Congratulations England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The World champions .

— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive)

Cruel!

— Stephen Fleming (@SPFleming7)

Congratulations to England!

Commiserations New Zealand.

I’ve got to say that it’s a horrible way to decide the winner. This rule has to change.

— Brett Lee (@BrettLee_58)