New Zealand’s Kane Williamson was all grace while fielding questions from the media. As the underdogs, the Kiwis deserve accolades and empathy for the way they handled the post-match situation, despite losing the final match to England and the unconvincing rules. It is heart-breaking to lose due to some extraneous reasons. The composure shown by Ben Stokes after reaching his 50 was in quiet contrast to the sword celebration by Ravindra Jadeja in the semi-finals. Players should realise that wild gestures sometimes take away the focus from the main target of winning a game. Finally, one hopes that with its victory, England is able to rejuvenate the game.

V. Subramanian,

Chennai

True fans of cricket will never accept the result of the ICC World Cup. Apart from the umpiring errors, the odd rules made a mockery of the game and its intricacies. What if there was a tie in the number of boundaries? Would the ICC then use the criterion of the number of catches? One can go on adding all sorts of permutations and combinations. In the true spirit of the game, the ICC should revisit the result.

S. Seshadri,

Chennai