Mumbai Indians (MI) have successfully registered a convincing win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 1 at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi. While the fans thoroughly enjoyed the onslaught of Kieron Pollard who sealed the deal for Mumbai, It was their new recruit James Neesham who became the victim of a golden duck.

Notably, under a pressure situation, he came to bat at number seven after Hardik Pandya got out. Facing the last ball of the 19th over by Sam Curran, James Neesham tried to score big but Shardul Thakur grabbed it at long leg. With this, he had to leave the ground for 0.

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However, fans didn’t like his approach and shared their views on it well. To which, the ever-active on social media, Neesham has finally opined on the matter on his official Twitter handle. he gave a fitting reply to all the trollers as well.

“Here’s the thing a lot of you don’t seem to understand: I would rather get a golden duck taking an option that gives my team the best chance of winning than getting a not-out-taking option that preserves my personal record,” James Neesham tweeted.

Here’s the thing a lot of you don’t seem to understand: I would rather get a golden duck taking an option that gives my team the best chance of winning, than get a not out taking an option that preserves my personal record 🤷‍♂️

— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) May 2, 2021

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After the win, Kieron Pollard, who awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ for his stunning effort, said: “I want to thank God, uncle Steven, watching over me and giving me the strength and courage. (On his bowling) They just lost a wicket in Moeen, it was the best time for a seamer to come and bowl. It worked, I got two wickets and another over which is fantastic. They had four overs of spin to bowl on a small ground, I saw if I could hit a couple of sixes and then try to take it from there.”

Only got two overs against spin and I had to maximise that over against Jadeja. If we stay in for a period of time, couple of sixes were always going to keep us in the game. You have to evolve, lot of practice goes into it. That has helped me tremendously. I can’t say I’m 360, I am maximising more angles in the field. Dhawal’s decent with the bat, but I needed to bat those six balls. That’s the pressure you need to take as an individual. We have done this time and time again in terms of practice. It’s just a matter of keeping calm and try to execute.”