James Neesham reacts on MS Dhoni running him out

Dixit Bhargav | 04/02/2019
Neesham reacts on MS Dhoni running him out

Neesham reacts on MS Dhoni running him out: The Kiwi all-rounder lashed out at an Indian fan after severe criticism regarding his dismissal.

During the fifth ODI of the ongoing India’s tour of New Zealand at Wellington, New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham found himself on the wrong side veteran India cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s exceptional game awareness.

Neesham, who had come in to bat at No. 6, had given the impression of sealing the chase for the hosts. While he was successful in standing tall against the Indian bowlers, he failed in his attempt to outclass Dhoni.

It happened on the second ball of the 37th over when Neesham’s attempt of sweeping a Kedar Jadhav delivery saw him completely missing the delivery. The Indians were denied a leg before dismissal because of the ball hitting the batsman outside the off stump.

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Watching the ball travelling behind the stumps and the Indian fielders busy in the appeal, Neesham gave the impression of sneaking a run. To his astonishment, the 37-year old Dhoni swiftly collected the ball and under-armed it onto the stumps, finding him well short of the crease.

Given the plentiful fans which Dhoni possesses, the video of the run-out went viral across social media platforms. The same also meant that Neesham had to severe criticism which was uncalled for.

Post the match, Neesham took to his Twitter account to admit his mistake and learning a vital lesson of only running after taking sight of the ball.

Neesham’s tweet received a lot of flak from the Indian fans who were intended to praise Dhoni than to slam Neesham but ended up doing the latter as well. Read some of those reactions below:

It was at this time that Neesham gave a fitting reply to one of the Indian fan.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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