ICC Mocks Sachin Tendulkar By Calling Ben Stokes As ”Greatest Cricketer Of All Time”
Jul 16, 2019 at 10:52 AM
It was one of the best nights for the game of cricket. The English side led by Eoin Morgan lifted their first-ever World Cup by defeating New Zealand team on the basis of scoring more number of boundaries. Ben Stokes was the hero for England, who received the award from the hands of Sachin Tendulkar.
Cricket World Cup’s official Twitter account was constantly sending tweets with pictures of different cricketers and fans with funny caption after England’s World Cup win. However, one such tweet from Cricket World Cup’s official Twitter account invited the wrath of fans from all corners of the world.
They tweeted a picture of Sachin Tendulkar with Ben Stokes and captioned it, ”The greatest cricketer of all time” – and Sachin Tendulkar #CWC19Final with a wink emoji.
The greatest cricketer of all time – and Sachin Tendulkar 😉#CWC19Final pic.twitter.com/fQBmfrJoCJ
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 14, 2019
Ben Stokes’s sheer brilliance with the willow has certainly earned him a place in the history of England Cricket as one of the greatest all-rounders of the country. And also, Stokes was named player-of-the-match for his World Cup final heroics as he smashed an unbeaten 84 to steer England’s chase of 242 against the Black Caps.
Both teams scored 241 after the regulation 50 overs per side, with England hitting 14 off the last over — including a six made up of two runs followed by an accidental four deflected off the bat of the diving Ben Stokes — to tie New Zealand’s 241/8.
That meant the World Cup’s first ever Super Over, which fans watched with hands around their heads and with a rule explainer required on the big screens inside the home of cricket.
Stokes and Jos Buttler were England’s first designated batsmen and they struck 15 – including two fours – off six balls delivered by Trent Boult. Meanwhile, New Zealand pair Jimmy Neesham and Guptill also struck 15 off Jofra Archer but England won courtesy of a superior boundary count – 22 to 14 – in regulation play.