James Neesham hits out at trolls after his golden duck in MI’s document run chase
New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham had a forgettable outing on his debut for Mumbai Indians (MI) within the high-scoring thriller on Saturday towards Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Neesham bought out for a golden duck and went for 26 runs within the two overs he bowled. The 30-year-old was criticised by followers on social media for his dismal efficiency which prompted a tweet from him providing clarification.
Neesham walked out to bat at quantity seven within the penultimate over of MI’s run chase. He took guard when MI wanted 16 runs to win from seven deliveries. With Kieron Pollard firing from the opposite finish, Neesham had the license to go for the massive hit off the final ball of the nineteenth over towards Sam Curran.
Neesham tried to go for the inside track shot on the complete supply and use the brief boundary of the Arun Jaitley Stadium nevertheless it went straight into the arms of Shardul Thakur at wonderful leg.
“Here’s the thing a lot of you don’t seem to understand: I would rather get a golden duck taking an option that gives my team the best chance of winning, than get a not out taking an option that preserves my personal record,” Neesham wrote in his tweet.
Here’s the factor a whole lot of you don’t appear to know: I might moderately get a golden duck taking an possibility that offers my group the most effective probability of successful, than get a not out taking an possibility that preserves my private document 🤷♂️
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) May 2, 2021
Mitchell McClenaghan, the previous MI bowler, additionally favored just a few tweets that criticised Neesham’s choice over abroad gamers like Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Milne, and Marco Jansen.
One of Neesham’s followers shared the screenshot of McClenaghan’s favored tweets to which Neesham merely replied “Lol.”.
Lol.
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) May 2, 2021
On the opposite hand, Punjab Kings (PBKS) bowler and former teammate Arshdeep Singh lauded Neesham’s intent with the bat.
Loved the intent mate💪🏽 #fearless
— Arshdeep Singh (@arshdeepsinghh) May 2, 2021
Neesham was picked by MI for Rs 50 lakh within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 public sale. However, the Kiwi big-hitter is but to show himself in IPL with simply 61 runs from 10 video games and three wickets in his bag.
