New Zealand media slams boundary-count rule after Kiwis miss World Cup title

The New Zealand media felt the Black Caps were robbed of World Cup glory.

Cricket fraternity slams ICC for its 'ridiculous' boundary-count rule as Eng wins WC

Gambhir's former teammate Yuvraj Singh also disagreed with the ICC rule of deciding the World Cup winner on boundary count.

Virender Sehwag described New Zealand's performance as 'outstanding' but said the unlucky overthrow eventually made the difference.

New Zealand lost to England in perhaps the greatest World Cup final at the Lord's on Sunday due to inferior boundary count.

Dhoni drew heavy flak for his slow knock of 42 from 31 balls versus England during the league stages.

The paintwork will be in place for three months and will be complemented by permanent gold plaques.

The 28-year-old's heroics set up a rare Super Over that saw Stokes and Jos Buttler score 15 runs from 6 extra balls off Trent Boult.

The over throw imapcted the game as the match stretched to the Super Over and eventually the hosts lifted their 1st World Cup trophy.

After the Super Over ended in a tie, England was declared as the winner of the World Cup on the basis of them having scored more boundaries.

The 34-year-old Plunkett broke the record previously held by English bowler Derek Pringle.