- Saiman Das
The current ongoing Border-Gavaskar Test Series between Australia and India has been an exciting one. India has currently secured a 2-1 lead courtesy to their emphatic win against Australia in the Boxing Day Test in the MCG. The Next Match will be played in the SCG starting from January 3. The 3rd Test also came into limelight due to the onfield sledging and faceoff between India’s Rishabh Pant and Australia’s Tim Paine.
Both Paine and Pant are the wicket-keepers of their respected Teams, so they can easily say one word or two to the Batsman. Both the Players sledges each other, and the conversation was picked up by the stump Mic. When Pant came to bat in the First Innings, Paine called him a ‘Babysitter’. “I tell you what, big MS (Dhoni) is back in the One-Day squad, we might get (Pant) down to the Hurricanes, this bloke. We need a batter. Fancy that, surely, extend your little Aussie holiday, Beautiful town, Hobart, too. Get you a nice apartment on the waterfront. Have you over for dinner you Babysit? I’ll take the wife to the movies one night and you’ll look after the kids?” Tim Paine said.
Pant gave an apt reply when Paine came to bat in the Fourth Innings. He called Paine ‘a Temporary Captain’. “We’ve got a special guest today…..have you heard of a temporary captain ever? You don’t need anything to get him out boys. He loves to talk, that’s the only thing he can do, only talking” Pant said.
Tim Paine’s better half Bonnie Maggs added a hilarious ending to this conversation. She posted a picture on her Instagram story, where Pant can be seen carrying her children. She captioned the picture as “Best babysitter @rishabhpant,”