England defeated New Zealand to lift 2019 World Cup. Photo: IANS/AP/IANS

The world was divided following the decision as it was the vaguest way to decide the winner of any contest. As per the new rules, if a match ends in a tie, the Super Over will continue to be conducted till there is a clear winner.

Of course, the England fans were delighted with the result while the NZ fans were upset as they missed out on winning the elusive trophy by a whisker. Social media was flooded with reactions to the dramatic final that took place on Super Sunday.

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On the 3rd anniversary of the unforgettable final, here we recall how the cricket fraternity had reacted to England’s win –

Both winners: Gautam Gambhir

A two-time World Cup winner, Gautam Gambhir seemed to be upset with how the result was computed and called the boundary rule ‘ridiculous’. Gambhir took to Twitter and opined that both the teams are winners in his opinion.

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“Don’t understand how the game of such proportions, the #CWC19Final, is finally decided on who scored the most boundaries. A ridiculous rule @ICC . Should have been a tie. I want to congratulate both @BLACKCAPS & @englandcricket on playing out a nail biting Final. Both winners imo.” he wrote.

Sachin Tendulkar praised Kane Williamson

Sachin Tendulkar seemed to be impressed by Kane Williamson and heaped praise on him, while also congratulating England. “Terrific knock & excellent effort by @benstokes38, especially given the pressures of the World Cup Final. Special talent #KaneWilliamson continues to impress. Loved the way he played & carried himself & his team right through the #CWC19. #ManOfTheMatch #ManOfTheTournament,” the Master Blaster wrote.

You are a joke, ICC: Scott Styris

Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris lambasted ICC and called apex body a joke. Being a Kiwi, he was hurt by the manner in which the winner of the mega final was adjudged. Check out his tweet –

Don’t take up sport: Jimmy Neesham

Not once, Jimmy Neesham has twice ended up on the losing side of a World Cup final. But the 2019 WC defeat probably would have hurt him more as only boundary count separated the two teams. He was so hurt by the result and hinted that it would stay in his mind forever.

What just happened: Chhetri

At the time when NZ and England were up against each other for the WC trophy, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were involved in high octane Wimbledon final. Witnessing the action unfold on the cricket field and the tennis court, India legend Sunil Chhetri wrote that those were ‘incredible few hours of sports’.

I retire: Jade Dernbach

Former England pacer Jade Dernbach probably came up with the most memorable tweet after the WC final. He hadn’t played for England since 2014 and wasn’t in the scheme of things to play for the Three Lions again. Still, Dernbach hogged the limelight as he quit international cricket a few minutes after England lifted the World Cup trophy.

He has now moved to Italy and plays international cricket for them. Dernbach played 24 ODIs and 34 T20Is for England.