Published 11:50 IST, July 15th 2019
World Cup: Netizens slam ICC for 'The greatest cricketer of all time - and Sachin Tendulkar' wisecrack attempt
ICC tweeted a picture of Ben Stokes receiving the Man of the Match award from Tendulkar and captioned it as ‘The greatest cricketer of all time - and Sachin Tendulkar,’ netizens were furious
England beat New Zealand in a nail-biting last-ball thriller to clinch their maiden World Cup title at Lord's Cricket Grounds in London on July 14. The World Cup hosts leveled scores with the Kiwis in the last ball of the 50th over to put the match through a Super Over to decide the winner of the contest following which the match was once again tied in the last ball of the Super Over. However, England emerged as the winners of the match owing to the boundary count, with England having scored 24 boundaries in their innings against New Zealand's 16.
Ben Stokes was adjudged Man of the Match for scoring 84 runs in 98 balls and getting England to level scores with New Zealand and also supporting Jos Buttler in the super over to put up a target of 16 runs for the Kiwis. Stokes received the award by Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
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ICC which has been getting flak from Indian fans for mocking Martin Guptill running MS Dhoni out in the semifinals, took to Twitter with another attempt to be cheeky. ICC tweeted a picture of Ben Stokes receiving the award from Sachin Tendulkar and captioned it as ‘The greatest cricketer of all time - and Sachin Tendulkar.’
Read the tweet here:
Netizens were furious at ICC for comparing Ben Stokes with batting great Tendulkar, especially given the controversial circumstances under which England won the World Cup.
Fans argued that Sachin is the God of Cricket and he is incomparable.
And then there were threats.
Updated 12:17 IST, July 15th 2019