Cannot implicitly convert type 'object' to 'int'. An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?)

int verifycount_result=0;

    verifycount_result = Destinations_Alloc_Count();

    if(verifycount_result=="1")

    {




    public object Destinations_Alloc_Count()
    {
        string result = null;

        result = "";
        try
        {
            SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(sqlconn_cmsstr);
            if (con.State == ConnectionState.Closed)
            {
                con.Open();
            }
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("select count(divertedto) from Hotdial where accountnumber='" + Session["user_id"] + "'", con);
            int i = 0;
            i = 0;
            i = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar());
            if (i > 200)
            {
                result = "0";
                return result;
            }
            else
            {
                result = "1";
                return result;
            }


        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            result = "-1";
            return result;
        }
    }