Former Australia captain Tim Paine believes Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir overreacted to former Australia captain Ricky Ponting’s comments over Virat Kohli’s recent form. Paine added that the biggest concern for India is the coach’s inability to stay calm under pressure as well. With Ponting saying during an episode of the ICC Review that […]

Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine was impressed with Indian wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel’s batting in the match between India A and Australia A ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, Jurel played in the second India A-Australia A game in Melbourne and scored a brilliant 186-ball 80 after walking in to bat at 11-4 as well. […]

Cricket Australia (CA) recently announced the coaching team for the Prime Minister’s XI, who will play a tour match against India at Canberra’s Manuka Oval on November 30. Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has been appointed head coach of the squad, marking an exciting opportunity for the experienced cricketer in a new role. Alongside […]

Former Australian captain Tim Paine recently reflected on Cheteshwar Pujara’s pivotal role in India’s unforgettable 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy win. Paine emphasized that Pujara’s resilience and endurance were the backbone of India’s success, even more influential than Rishabh Pant’s explosive performances. After India suffered a crushing defeat in Adelaide, they faced the remainder of the series […]

Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has been appointed as the head coach of the Adelaide Strikers before the 14th season of the Big Bash League (BBL). He will replace Jason Gillespie, who is now the red-ball coach of Pakistan’s men’s team as well. However, Paine played his last BBL game two years ago for […]

Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has slammed the England Test captain Ben Stokes for his comments from the Ashes 2023 documentary. Paine said to the England team that they are a ‘below-average’ Test side and that they need to get their ‘head around that’ as well. In the documentary released by the ECB, Ben […]

Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine strongly feels that Australia should seriously play well to hamper England’s chances of progressing into the Super 8 stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Australia have already sealed their progress after registering three wins on the trot. Scotland are currently placed on five points while England have one […]

Former Australia captain Tim Paine has weighed in on Steve Smith’s transition to opening the batting, expressing his preference for Smith to be at the top of the order if he were the opposition. Smith has taken up the role of opener following David Warner’s retirement but has encountered difficulties in settling into his new […]

Australia registered a narrow win against New Zealand in the second Test match at Christchurch as well. A tremendous effort from Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey and Pat Cummins helped Australia post a total of 279 runs, despite being 80/5 at one point in time. And, former Australia captain Tim Paine is not happy with the […]

Former Australia cricketers Brad Haddin and Tim Paine didn’t hold back in criticizing England captain Ben Stokes for his recent comments suggesting that the 1-3 scoreline in the ongoing series doesn’t reflect how close the matches have been. The duo pointed out that India is playing without some of their top stars, making Stokes’ remarks […]