Published 16:58 IST, February 12th 2020
ICC trolled by Twitterati for poking fun at own Super Over rule on Jimmy Neesham's tweet
Fans took to Twitter and poked fun at ICC's Super Over rule after the latter replied to Jimmy Neesham's tweet of playing 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' with KL Rahul.
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New Zealand completed ir 3-0 routing of India in recently concluded ODI series between two nations. Even though Black Caps All-rounder Jimmy Neesham did t have much to contribute in his side's memorable win, he was involved in a light-hearted banter with Indian batsman KL Rahul during third ODI at Bay Oval. Co-incidentally, both Jimmy Neesham and KL Rahul will soon represent same Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab in upcoming IPL 2020 edition.
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ICC trolled on Twitter over ir Super Over rule
After match, Jimmy Neesham took to Twitter and posted photo of his friendly altercation with Indian batsman. In post, it looks like two cricketers are playing ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ which was later ackwledged by Neesham in his caption as well. Even International Cricket Council (ICC) took to micro-blogging site and replied Kiwi all-rounder with a hilarious tweet implying this should be used in cricket instead of Super Overs.
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ICC’s tweet was in reference to growing tied matches involving New Zealand cricket team. New Zealand recently lost two T20I matches against India in Super Over in ir 0-5 defeat at home. Even in final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, New Zealand lost to England on boundary count after Super Over was also ended in a tie. However, ICC’s hilarious attempt to reply Jimmy Neesham quickly backfired as Twitterati mocked Governing Council over ir w-defunct ‘boundary count’ rule.
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16:58 IST, February 12th 2020