Australia vs India 2018/19: Rishabh Pant Gets Clicked With Tim Paine's Wife and Kids, Mitchell Johnson Reacts
Published - 02 Jan 2019, 12:24 PM | Updated - 22 Aug 2024, 11:58 PM

Well, it seems like the cricketers of both sides are enjoying the on-field banters in a sporting way. Recently, we come across Rishabh Pant and Tim Paine involving in a banter, where Tim Paine asked Rishabh to be the babysitter. Meanwhile, the youngster actually turned to the same for a few minutes to get a click with Tim Paine’s wife and kids.
The incident took place when both Indian and Australian cricket teams were at a function at the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s residence in Sydney on Sunday.
Rishabh Pant is the best babysitter – Tim Paine’s wife
In an Instagram story, Tim Paine’s wife Bonnie called Rishabh Pant the “best babysitter.” The story had shown Rishabh Pant posing with the two kids of Bonnie and Paine.

This improvement is the result of a cheeky exchange between Rishabh Pant and Tim Paine during the Melbourne Test, where Paine had invited him to babysit his children sometime.
Paine had joked about recruiting Pant to Hurricanes in order to try and distract him in the middle. “Big MS (Dhoni) is back in the one-day squad too, we might get him (Pant) down to the Hurricanes… we need a batter. Fancy that, Pantsy? Extend your little Aussie holiday. Beautiful town Hobart too, I’ll get you a nice apartment on the waterfront. (I’ll) have him over for dinner.

”Can you babysit? I’ll take the wife to the movies one night and you’ll look after the kids,” the Aussie captain was heard on the stump mic. The banter had continued the next day with Pant was heard saying to Mayank Agarwal. He said “We got a special guest today. Have you ever heard of a temporary captain, ever, Mayank?” he said.
Well, it is pleasing to see a great rapport between the teams off the field. It really shows how passionate those guys while playing the game and how cool behind the screens.
Meanwhile, Mitchell Johnson reacts on it:
https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/1080060395262337024
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