Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden has joined hands with former Indian opener Virender Sehwag in the babysitting advertisement for the upcoming T20I and ODI series between India and Australia. The two-T20Is and five ODIs series is scheduled to commence on February 24 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru but ahead of the on-field battles, the promotions have all been over the infamous babysitting episode between Rishabh Pant and Tim Paine.
Firstly it was Sehwag began the babysitting commercial, where he can be seen with a bunch of kids wearing Australian jerseys, saying: “Jab hum Australia gaye the, toh unhone poocha tha babysitting karoge? Humne kahaa sabke sab aajaao. Zaroor karenge [When we had gone to Australia, they asked us, will you babysit? We said all of you come, we will surely do].”
Hayden has responded to the ad and Sehwag on social media by saying, “Never take Aussie’s for a joke Viru Boy.”
Now, the latest commercial also features Hayden along with Sehwag., who begins it by bringing bottles of milk for the kids donning Australian jerseys.
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He goes to one kid and says, “Beta aap bhi doodh pee lo, warna Kohli aa jayega [Son, you also have milk, otherwise Kohli will come]” and the kid has an expression of disdain.
As Sehwag turnaround, a ball hits the bottles in hand and they all fall in the tray. Hayden then enters into the scene and says, “Viru Paaji, Australians ko bachcha mat samajhna!”
I do not want to say 'I told you so' but guess what, I TOLD YOU SO, @virendersehwag! 😜
The Aussies are up for the #babysitting challenge from Feb 24 on Star Sports. 😏 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/46knNAenlB
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) February 16, 2019
All the kids then begin smiling wide and clap along.
This babysitting episode was kick-started during the third day of the Boxing Day Test when Australian skipper and wicketkeeper Paine asked Pant, who was batting then: “Do you babysit? I can take my wife to the movies while you watch the kids.”
When Pant got the chance in the following innings, he referred to Paine as the “temporary captain” and mocked him from behind the stumps. During Indian team’s New Year meet with Australian Prime Minister, Pant was pictured with Paine’s wife Bonnie and his kids and the photograph posted by Bonnie went viral.
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The first T20I between India and Australia will be held on February 24 at the Y.S. Rajashekhar Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The second will take place on February 27 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The ODI series will commence on March 2 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Nagpur will host the second ODI on March 5 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.
Ranchi’s JSCA International Stadium Complex will see the third ODI on March 8, followed by Mohali (March 10) and Delhi (March 13).
