Jimmy Neesham to SunRisers Hyderabad: Fan hints SRH eyeing New Zealand all-rounder for IPL 2020

Jimmy Neesham to SunRisers Hyderabad: A fan hints that the Kiwi all-rounder might play IPL 2020 under his national captain.

New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham’s familiarity with social media platform is not unknown to the world. When it comes to uploading hilarious posts or comments across social media platforms, the 29-year old player does exceedingly well more often than not.

Neesham’s tryst with these platforms has given him a whole new fan base which now wants him to play the Indian Premier League. Neesham had last played the cash-rich tournament in 2014 when he represented Delhi Daredevils in four matches.

Having scored a paltry 42 runs at an average of 14 and a strike rate of 91.30, Neesham didn’t get any buyer for the subsequent seasons.

Jimmy Neesham to SunRisers Hyderabad

Conduction a Question/Answer round on Twitter, Neesham was asked about him not taking part in the Pakistan Super League. The conversation didn’t take much time before moving to the IPL.

Being asked about him looking forward to the IPL 2020 auction later this month, Neesham highlighted the unpredictability around the auction.

It was at this point in time that another fan threw light on SunRisers Hyderabad’s dearth in the middle-order batsman.

Led by New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson, Hyderabad released domestic batsman Ricky Bhui, domestic all-rounders Yusuf Pathan and Deepak Hooda, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill last month.

Having released the likes of Pathan and Hooda, SRH will surely be looking for a hard-hitting middle-order batsman for IPL 2020.