'Love This': Twitter Erupts As Rishabh Pant Becomes Babysitter For Tim Paine's Kids

Rishabh Pant has won hearts all over by becoming the ‘babysitter’ for Australia skipper Tim Paine’s kids. The babysitter banter had started in the third Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pant was teased by Paine over MS Dhoni’s inclusion back in the T20I side and his exclusion, telling him they could use him at Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League.

“Tell you what big MS is back in the one day squad. Should get this bloke down to Hurricanes.. They need a batter. Fancy that extend you Aussie holiday, beautiful town Hobart too… get him a water front apartment. Have him over for dinner. Do you babysit? I can take my wife to the movies while you watch the kids,” Paine had told Pant.

Tim Paine doing some recruiting for the @HurricanesBBL out in the middle of the 'G… ? #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/6btRZA3KI7

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 28, 2018

Well, Pant did not forget the verbal volleys from Paine and made sure to give it back when the latter came out to bat in the second innings.  Pant welcomed Paine to the crease with some banter of his own calling him the “temporary captain” and telling Ravindra Jadeja that Paine only knows how to talk. He also went on to say that the ‘you don’t need anything to get him out’.

“We have got a special guest here. Have you heard the word temporary captain ever. You [Jadeja] don’t need anything to get him out. Come on lads.

“He loves to talk, that’s the only thing he can do. Only talking talking,” Pant sledged from behind the stumps.

But it looks like both the players have moved on quickly from the on-field banter as Paine’s wife’s Instagram story makes things pretty much clear. Bonnie Paine, skipper of the Australia star, dubbed Pant as the ‘best babysitter’ after the latter met the Paine family.

Bonnie shared a story on Instagram, in which Pant can be seen holding one of her kids.

And as soon as Bonnie posted the photo, the cricketing fraternity could not stop itself from expressing its emotions and delight. Here are some of the reactions:

?? https://t.co/o9rKXjiwx1

— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) January 1, 2019

♥️♥️♥️ https://t.co/pX96pklszP

— Isa Guha (@isaguha) January 1, 2019

This is brilliant. The banter in this series has been fun and lighthearted and absent the recent bitter sledging that has been a blight on the sport. Long may it continue ? #AUDvIND https://t.co/myScUoBmcR

— Glenn Mitchell (@MitchellGlenn) January 1, 2019

Love this https://t.co/8d2AlXUChY

— Ed Joyce (@edjoyce24) January 1, 2019

Love this … https://t.co/zhTSXSb7mm

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 1, 2019

https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/1080060395262337024?

But he’s still not playing for us @tdpaine36? What’s with that? ?

— Hobart Hurricanes (@HurricanesBBL) January 1, 2019

And that’s why cricket and life needs banter – OUTSTANDING from both ????

— Scott Hill (@Hillbomber) January 1, 2019

https://twitter.com/Pranjultweet/status/1080023047472435200?

Rishabh Pant has a safe pair of hands ???

Tim Paine had sledged Pant asking him at the MCG if he could babysit.

Tim’s wife Bonnie has given her verdict on Pant. She posted a story on Instagram and says Pant is the “best babysitter.”#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/C6obqvTDsm

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) January 1, 2019

https://twitter.com/imsgshinde/status/1080006066107146240?