England wins the World Cup by a Stoke(s) of Luck

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Apparently, Lewis Hamilon won a record 6th British Grand Prix Title in Towcester, UK today. Not too far from London and Wimbledon. Which was where my heart really was today. Split between these two English venues, and struggling to find peace in the end.

What a day to be a fan of both the sports. I say that only with a huge amount of respectful disgust for both the organizers. Who made the “Venn diagram of Cricket and Tennis fans” which they used before deciding to host both the cricket world cup final and the Wimbledon final on the same day?

Really.

In the end, England won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. They are now the world champions.

But on what basis did England win the final today against New Zealand?

In true English style, England claimed ownership of something that didn’t belong to them, went on to profit from it immensely, and then even apologized for it. The apology was just an apology with no reparations.

I am talking about the deflected overthrow of Ben Stokes’ bat in the 50th over which pretty much changed the outcome of the game and resulted in a super over. Yes, it was…