1. Tim Paine asked Rishabh Pant – you Babysit?
Probably, it was the most hilarious banter in this series which happened during the third Test of the series at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne).
On day three of that Test match, Australian Test captain and wicketkeeper asked the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant to be a babysitter and invited him for a dinner.
Paine said, “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?”
Later, Pant took it in a greater way that everyone has appreciated and praised him too. After that Test was over that the visiting side India won by 137 runs, Pant met with Tim Paine’s wife Bonnie Paine and their two children. Bonnie shared a picture of that meeting where Pant can be seen holding a kid while Bonnie was holding the other one and wrote on it “Best babysitter @rishabpant”.
Also, ICC shared that same picture and wrote on it, “Tim Paine to @RishabPant777 at Boxing Day Test: “You babysit? I’ll take the wife to the movies one night, you’ll look after the kids?” *Challenge accepted!* (Mrs Bonnie Paine)”.
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