In an interview with THE WEEK a day after the dramatic final between England and New Zealand, David Richardson, the ICC’s outgoing CEO, said the Super Over made ODIs more exciting, but added that the Marylebone Cricket Club should look into the overthrow law. Excerpts:
Q/ You have overseen many World Cup finals. Your thoughts on this one?
A/ I think we are unlikely to see another one like this. There was such drama, [and] such a small margin between winning and losing. [It was] certainly one of the most amazing finishes to any game I have ever seen.
Q/ Are you satisfied with the way this tournament panned out?
A/ Overall, I thought it was a very good World Cup. The reason I say this is that the cricket was of a very high standard and was very competitive. Even in some of the matches that did not have much riding on them—like the matches towards the end of the tournament, like the West Indies versus Sri Lanka or South Africa versus Australia—the quality of cricket was exceptional. Overall, I think pitches contributed to that. Preparing pitches is not an exact science, and maybe some of the pitches were not as good for batting as some of the batsmen would have liked. But they did provide an even contest between bat and ball. And top-quality batsmen were able to show their skills.
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