JIMMY NEESHAM

KL Rahul and the KXIP team management also failed to use Jimmy Neesham appropriately. He was sent too low in the batting order in the 3 innings he got an opportunity to showcase his talent. He batted at the finisher's spot and could manage a meager 19 runs in that short sample of deliveries.

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Neesham took 18 deliveries to score those 19 runs. His failures with the bat can be accredited to the fact that he did not have a sure spot in the side and did not know what his role exactly was. He did not look confident enough to take the team home as he lacked the confidence of the team management.

The Kiwi all-rounder was trusted upon to bowl 15 overs in 5 games and was belted for 148 runs for 2 wickets. These stats are not ideal in any situation in any format of the game. KXIP would argue that Neesham could have been used properly had he shown promise in at least one of the departments, but that was not to be.

Going into IPL 2021 with these numbers, Neesham might find it difficult to play for KXIP again.