Watch: Jimmy Neesham got retire hurt after reverse sweep mishap in NewZealand A game

Tanish Chachra | 25/01/2020
Watch: Jimmy Neesham got retire hurt after reverse sweep mishap in NewZealand A game

Watch: Jimmy Neesham retires hurt after striking the bat on his face while making a reverse sweep during a Newzealand-A game.

As Newzealand faced India in the first T20I game, as the senior squads from both sides competed against each other. Newzealand-A and India-A also were involved in an exciting contest.

However, amidst the cricket fiesta, Jimmy Neesham was not lucky enough to enjoy it, even though he was playing for Newzealand-A, as the Kiwi player got retired hurt after hurting himself while attempting a reverse sweep shot in the match against India-A.

The hit forced him to undergo a head assessment before returning to the crease. Neesham immediately pointed out how hard he got hurt by the bowler.

He even uploaded the picture on Twitter with a quirky caption which read, “Got fixed up good today! Lesson: don’t reverse sweep up into your own face.” The cut looked deep as his fans showed concern and also made some jokes about the blunder.

After this tweet, Neesham was flooded with replies. Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum also left a comment on Jimmy Neesham’s post.

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Meanwhile, Newzealand-A won against the Indian side, even though the main team failed to do the same in the T20 fixture. None of the India-A batsmen could play an inning which was needed to assure a win.

The top order of the Indian team crumbled soon enough and did not provide stability to the innings. Krunal Pandya scored a half-century to make an effort but all of it went onto be waste as India-A lost the match.

There are doubts over Neesham making an appearance in the next match going to be played on Sunday. Presently, the series is at a draw as Newzealand levelled the series’ with their victory. India won the first match played at the Oval.

Post Edited By: Utkarsh Bhatla
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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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