'Nobody is better than the GOAT' - Jimmy Neesham reacts after being compared with Jacques Kallis

Cricket they say is a great leveler. No matter if one has made or broken a record yesterday, they have to start their innings from zero in the next game. Thus, every ball is an opportunity to shift fortunes and make most of it. As and when the players have a lean patch, they are brought under the scanner and then the chatter about them starts to take rounds. And then a splendid performance from them again makes the cricketing fraternity adore them. While some players opt to stay silent about it, some take it on their chin and put up their thoughts and one knows Jimmy Neesham is of one the latter kind.

Jimmy Neesham had an impressive outing against the Southern Brave in The Hundred tournament. It is a no-brainer that everybody took notice of his match-winning spell that helped Welsh Fire to secure a win by 18 runs over the opposition. However, recently a fan took it to Twitter to put forward his thoughts on the New Zealand all-rounder. He drew a parallel amongst Neesham and Jacques Kallis and pointed that the former is already better than Kallis.

Kallis is considered one of the best all-rounders of all time. He had everything under his hat right from flair to elegance and graced the 22 yards being second to none. Considering this, Neesham reacted to the Tweet by pointing out that Jacques Kallis is the greatest of all time. The tweet read: “Nobody is better than the GOAT”

Nobody is better than the GOAT https://t.co/uwOSR8fqi5

— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) July 28, 2021

Jimmy Neesham starred with the ball for Welsh Fire

Neesham bowled 15 balls in the match out of which 10 were dot deliveries. He conceded just five runs and scalped three wickets to help Welsh Fire triumph. The official Twitter account of The Hundred tweeted about the splendid performance of the all-rounder. Neesham had replied to the tweet which read: “There’s an old saying, every dog has his day”

The fans reacted to the tweet with laughing emojis while some of them wished Neesham for his impressive spell and hoped to see more of it from him in the tournament and beyond. A lot of hopes will be pinned on him for the tournament and he too would be determined to take the momentum further.

There’s an old saying, every dog has his day 😂 https://t.co/PWIm8dHTIc

— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) July 28, 2021