World Cup |  'Kids don't take up sport...': James Neesham was inconsolable after New Zealand's loss to England in the final

New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham scored 15 runs for the Kiwis in the Super Over and still could not get the team past the line, as they lost the World Cup finals to England based on the number of boundaries scored during their respective innings.

Chasing a target of 242 runs, England managed to level the scores in the last ball of the 50th over following which the Super Over was also tied in the last ball. According to the ICC, if a game is tied in the Super Over, then the team scoring the maximum number of boundaries in their innings is declared the winner. Hence, England were crowned the new World champions while an inconsolable New Zealand side lost their second consecutive World Cup final. 

With all the heroics he played for the Kiwis in the Super Over, James Neesham was disappointed and lost for words after victory was snatched away from the Kiwis right under their noses. Taking to Twitter, the all-rounder expressed his frustration via a tweet, asking kids to not take up a sport and instead pick something like baking that would ensure that they are happy and would pass away happily at 60 years of age. 

Read his tweet here:   

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Neesham played a dream role for the Kiwis in the Super Over and almost took them to victory before the ICC rule surfaced and snatched the victory away from them. Many former cricketers and fans have lashed out at the ICC for such a bizarre rule and have said that a better solution to decide a winner could have been used. 

Neesham posted an emotional message that explained the turmoil in the heads of the Kiwi players after getting so close, yet so far to clinching the World Cup. Read the tweet here:

Neesham along with Martin Guptill came out to level the 15-run target set by England in the Super Over. Guptill was left kneeling on the pitch, inconsolable after the last-ball thriller while Neesham made attempts to get over the shock and console his partner. 

England, who reached the finals of the World Cup after 27 years, were crowned World champions for the first time ever. 

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