Jimmy Neesham's 2019 Post Goes Viral After India's Heartbreaking Loss At Lord's

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India's defeat to England in the third Test at the Lord's brought back a 2019 post by Jimmy Neesham on social media feed. Here's what it said.
Indian cricket fans are still coming to terms with the Lord's Test defeat on Monday to England in what turned out to be an absorbing display of cricket. As the visiting side's batters fell one after another, England sensed they could run through India's batting line-up quickly, pack bags, and go home with a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series. Ravindra Jadeja, along with the tail – Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj – stuck around as they refused to give up. The trio faced a combined total of 265 deliveries to delay England's celebrations. Only 22 runs away from the target of 193 and no wickets left in their kitty, India had toiled hard, and viewers back home couldn't look away from the proceedings.
Then, disappointment struck like a truck. Siraj, defending Shoaib Bashir, saw the ball rolling to the stumps. A bail left its grooves and fell on the ground. The Lord's crowd roared. England players shook hands with Siraj and Jadeja, congratulating the duo for the spirited display they had just put up.
Indian cricket fans were devastated, for they knew that a competent team had fought fire with fire. Some took comfort in New Zealander Jimmy Neesham's life advice from 2019, a post that occasionally pops up during cricket heartbreaks.
Jimmy Neesham
'Kids, don't take up sport. Take up baking or something. Die at 60 really fat and happy."
Kids, don't take up sport. Take up baking or something. Die at 60 really fat and happy.— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) July 15, 2019
The Kiwi all-rounder had a tough time swallowing the 'boundary count" defeat to England in the historic 50-over 2019 World Cup finals.
Cricket Fans Find Comfort
Indian fans found comfort in Neesham's life hack of not taking the sport too seriously because a defeat could leave one hollow and completely wrecked, like it did when he and the Kiwis ended up on the losing side of the blockbuster finals.
'Reminded of this everyday," wrote one user on X.
'I'm pinning this post.
Works for every team I support," added another.
'Should've listened to Jimmy," a third chimed.
'6 years later, this remains a fact."
July 14
July 14 marks a very special day in English cricket. Yes, the day Ben Stokes' England defeated India at the Lord's coincided with their maiden triumph in the ODI World Cup. A memorable clash, the pendulum swung back and forth between England and New Zealand in a Super Over tie. England eventually emerged as the winners in perhaps one of the best, edge-of-the-seat ODI matches ever played.
England were awarded the title owing to a contentious boundary count law.
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