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The hero of England World Cup final Ben Stokes confirmed that he didn't say anything to the umpires regarding the cancellation of the four overthrow runs in the final of World Cup 2019.    

One of the biggest events of the July 14 final was the overthrow on the fourth ball of the final over bowled by Trent Boult.  Martin Guptill's throw struck the bat of diving Stokes and went for four. That helped England to draw the match on fifty overs and at last England won the final by boundary counts. 

Later the final, Stokes England teammate James Anderson said, Stokes went to the umpires and talked about canceling the four overthrow runs. But hands-on heart Stokes he did no such thing but after that event, he apologized to Tom Latham and Kane Williamson of New Zealand. 

"I saw all of that. I was thinking to myself, did I say that? But hand on heart, I did not go up to the umpires and say something like that to the umpires," Stokes said in the latest episode of BBC podcast.

"I went straight to Tom Latham and said 'Mate, I am so sorry', looked over to Kane (Williamson) and said 'I'm sorry'," Stokes added.