Another super over should decide winner instead of boundaries: Tendulkar

TIL Desk Sports/ Sachin Tendulkar, on Tuesday, endorsed a second super over to decide the winner instead of considering the boundary count if such an extraordinary situation arises like it did in the World Cup final.

In a gut-wrenching final at Lord’s on Sunday, England were adjudged the World Cup winners on the basis of their superior boundary count — 22 fours and two sixes to New Zealand’s 16 — after both the regulation match and the ensuing Super Over ended in a tie.

“I feel there should be another super over to decide the winner, instead of considering the number of boundaries scored by both teams. Not just in a World Cup final. Every game is important. Like in football, when teams go into extra time, nothing else matters,” Tendulkar told.