Blackcaps batsman Ross Taylor believes there's nothing wrong with anointing joint winners of the Cricket World Cup, rather than using 'super overs' to decide the champions.
Almost a year has passed since New Zealand's heartbreaking defeat in the one-day final at Lord's, where England were declared winners on a boundaries countback, after a tied super over.
Both teams scored 241 for the regulation 50 overs and then 15 in the super over, but England's 26 combined fours and sixes - compared to New Zealand's 17 - saw Eoin Morgan's side win their maiden World Cup.
The decision to award the trophy on a boundary countback was met with criticism and the International Cricket Council (ICC) has since amended the rules so, if the match is still tied after 102 overs, more super overs will be played until a winner is decided.
But Taylor insists that if an ODI ends all-square, it should be a draw, even if it means the World Cup is shared between two nations.
"I'm still undecided on a super over in a one-day game," he has told Cricingif. "I think one-day cricket is played over such a long time that I have no problems in a tie being a tie.
"In T20, to continually go on is the right way to go - a bit like football or some other games, trying to get that win in - but I don't think the super over is necessarily needed in a one-day game. I think you can have a joint winner.
"During the World Cup, I actually went up to the umpires to say 'good game', I didn't even know there was a super over.
"A tie is a tie. I suppose you could have this argument either way, but in a one-day game, I think if you can go 100 overs and still have someone equal at the end, I don't think a tie is a bad thing."
Only once has a high-profile ICC trophy been shared, when India and Sri Lanka were declared co-winners of the 2002 Champions Trophy, after the final was washed out on two occasions.
The Blackcaps' record in super overs is dreadful, winning just one of eight. Since the World Cup final, New Zealand have been involved in another three super overs in T20s.
"One over across 50 overs or 20 overs is tough to swallow, but if we are in that same situation, we still back ourselves," Taylor adds.
"First and foremost, you have to try and win the game in the allocated time. We haven't been able to be ruthless enough there, and if we can do that and not even let it get into a super over, then hopefully the right result comes."
