Former Mumbai Indians and New Zealand quick Mitchell McClenaghan has caused a stir by ‘liking’ a string of highly critical tweets about Jimmy Neesham, who made his Mumbai Indians debut recently.
The all-rounder struggled, conceding 26 runs in two overs and falling for a golden duck against Chennai Super Kings, and his former teammate made his opinion clear. Tweets liked included “Jimmy Neesham proving he should probably stay on the bench and tweet”, “how is Neesham considered a semi-decent bowling option in 2021 man, all he does is get smacked about”, and two stating that Australia’s Nathan Coulter-Nile would have been a better option than Neesham.
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The anti-Neesham tweets ‘liked’ by Mitchell McClenaghan[/caption]
McClenaghan also responded when someone suggested Neesham was a better cricketer than him.
Prove it https://t.co/qG7fvK8ezk
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) May 1, 2021
However, Neesham also replied “No” when asked if he “hated” Neesham, and that Neesham was “there to bat support Hardik and Pollard – give them confidence someone is behind them”.
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) May 1, 2021
There to bat support hardik and pollard – give them confidence someone is behind them. Let’s have our fingers crossed. https://t.co/TjrGemweSH
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) May 1, 2021
When sent a screenshot of McClenaghan’s likes, Neesham, celebrated for his quick wit on the micro-blogging platform, simply replied “Lol.”
Lol.
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) May 2, 2021
If the intent of including was just to give Pollard confidence, then Neesham succeeded. The West Indian played one of the all-time great IPL innings to seal a chase of 220.
McClenaghan last played for New Zealand in 2018, and for Mumbai Indians in 2019.
