KL Rahul and James Neesham involved in amusing Twitter banter

Dixit Bhargav | 12/02/2020
KL Rahul and James Neesham involved in amusing Twitter banter

KL Rahul and James Neesham: The Indian wicket-keeper batsman and the Kiwi all-rounder are entertaining their fans off the field as well.

During the third ODI of the ongoing India’s tour of New Zealand in Mount Maunganui, India wicket-keeper batsman Lokesh Rahul and New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham were involved in a casual altercation.

It all happened after the last delivery of the 20th over of the Indian innings when Rahul hit a Neesham delivery to mid-on to run a quick single. Rahul, who was in a hurry to complete the run, had to run some extra distance around Neesham who was providing back up for the throw.

KL Rahul and James Neesham involved in amusing Twitter banter

A brief conversation in the middle between the two players was followed by an amusing banter on social media platform Twitter. Neesham, who will be playing under Rahul in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League, suggested his captain to save some runs for the tournament.

In eight white-ball outings in New Zealand, Rahul has scored 428 runs at an average of 71.33 and a strike rate of 125.88 including one century and three half-centuries.

Neesham, who is known for his hilarious tweets, then posted a screenshot of his confrontation with Rahul, although in a light-heated manner. Neesham’s tweet was followed by an acknowledging reply from Rahul and Kings XI Punjab.

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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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