Harsha Bhogle hails Super Over rule change, adds his suggestion

Indian commentator and analyst Harsha Bhogle hailed ICC's decision to tweak Super Over rule after controversial World Cup final between England and New Zealand and said that right decision has been me. ICC changed Super Over rule following a controversial World cup final that saw match being tied in a Super Over and winner being decided on boundary count inste of ar Super Over. Hailing change in rule in favour of many Super Overs over boundary count rule, Harsha Bhogle said that possibility of World Cup-like situation was almost impossible and even went on to d a suggestion of his own that could be included in rule. ding to rule, Harsha Bhogle said subsequent Super Overs should t feature players who have played in previous ones(if any). 

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Change in old rule

In group sts, if Super Over is tied n  match will be tied. In Semi-Finals and Finals, super over will continue till one team scores more runs than ar team. It keeps in mind basic principle of scoring more runs than opponent to win. rule change comes at back of a bizarre end to recently concluded men's World Cup, where England beat New Zealand in finals courtesy of having scored more boundaries.  previous rule stated that if at end of a Super Over, match is tied, n team that has hit most boundaries in main match and Super Over wins. If even after that, score is tied, n team whose batsmen have scored more boundaries in main match only, will be declared winner. However, still, if match is tied, n team with higher scoring delivery shall be winner. A press release by Council stated, "Following on from a recommendation from ICC Cricket Committee, Chief Executives’ Committee agreed that use of Super Over as a way to decide results at ICC events will be retained. Both Cricket Committee and CEC agreed it was an exciting and engaging conclusion to game and will remain in place covering all games at both ODI and T20I World Cups. In group sts, if Super Over is tied match will be tied. In Semi-Finals and Finals, re is one change to Super Over-regulation in keeping with basic principle of scoring more runs than opponent to win, Super Over will be repeated until one team has more runs than or."

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