Australia vs India 2018/19: Rishabh Pant Reacts To His Picture With Tim Paine's Wife And Kids

Updated - 05 Jan 2019, 10:57 PM

Tim Paine, Rishabh Pant, Hobart Hurricanes
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Well, Rishabh Pant will remember the ongoing series against Australia for quite a few good reasons. His sledging behind the stumps was loved by everyone that also include the prime minister of Australia. Meanwhile, his picture with Tim Paine’s wife and his two kids went viral, as it comes after the on-field banter, where Tim Paine asked him to be a babysitter.

Meanwhile, after taking the picture, the wife of Tim Paine kept it in her Instagram story and tagged Rishabh Pant, as the best babysitter. The picture went viral, as the fans across the world loved the off-field rapport between the players.

Rishabh Pant, Bonnie Paine, Tim Paine
Credits – Instagram

Meanwhile, reacting to the story, the young wicketkeeper-batsman quoted ”Everyone’s family were really nice. We met most of the people during the function at the prime minister’s house. It was lovely meeting them. I don’t think I have to change myself for something like that. The only thing is they put the photo on Instagram and it went viral“.

As it happened:

Initially, it was all started in the Melbourne Test when the Australian skipper and Indian wicketkeeper involved in an on-field verbal exchange. Tim Paine asked Rishabh Pant to be the babysitter of his family when he enjoys his time with her wife.

Rishabh Pant, Sourav Ganguly, ICC World Cup 2019
Rishabh Pant (Credits – Getty)

Meanwhile, when Rishabh was with his wicketkeeper gloves sledged Tim Paine quoting that he is the temporary captain of Australia. The banter has gone a long way, which was enjoyed by the cricketing fanatics of either country.

However, earlier, reacting to the same, Tim Paine quoted that he would wish to play like Rishabh Pant during his age. He believes that Pant is enjoying his international career like any other cricketer.

Coming to the ongoing Test match, Rishabh Pant scored a blistering unbeaten 159* to his name to help India score a massive 622 on the board. Currently, he is the second run-scorer in the ongoing bilateral series.

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