Updated July 19th, 2019 at 21:53 IST

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World Cup winners England are still in the hangover after winning their maiden World Cup title after an excruciating 44-year wait. From the Royal Family to leaders of different nations, everyone has congratulated England on winning the World Cup. 

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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World Cup winners England are still in the hangover after winning their maiden World Cup title after an excruciating 44-year wait. From the Royal Family to leaders of different nations, everyone has congratulated England on winning the World Cup. 

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) also joined the bandwagon, as they presented a special memento to the World Cup winners. Executive Vice President of WWE Triple H revealed a new championship belt with the logo of England Cricket and took to Twitter to share the same with England. He said that the incredible tournament witnessed an awe-inspiring final and he congratulated the England team for their victory. 

Here's what Triple H wrote for England on Twitter:  

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England Cricket promptly responded to the wrestler's special message and said that they would wear the belt with pride. Keeping the glory of clinching the World Cup in addition to being ranked the number one One-day International team according to the ICC, England said that they would defend the title with everything they have got. 

Read England Cricket's tweet here:

England beat New Zealand in the finals of the 2019 World Cup by a boundary count rule after the thrilling match saw two instances of a tie including one in the Super Over, following which England was declared winners as they scored more boundaries (24) as compared to New Zealand (16). 

Youngster Jofra Archer held his nerves as he bowled the Super Over to New Zealand's James Neesham and Martin Guptill, who failed to get the Kiwis over the line after a run-out in the last ball of the Super Over.

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Published July 19th, 2019 at 18:10 IST