The Australian captain, Tim Paine comes up with a response to the legendary batsman, Sunil Gavaskar’s criticism of him, saying the former Indian skipper is entitled to his opinion but it does not affect the hosts one bit. Sunil Gavaskar, during a recent chat with India Today, had openly criticized Paine’s on-field behavior during the Sydney Test and said that such behavior doesn’t suit a national team captain.

Asked if he had heard about Gavaskar’s comments on him, Tim Paine said: “I had, but I am not going to go into it and get my back and forth with Sunny Gavaskar, I think I am not going to win that. He is entitled to his opinion, it does not affect us one bit. Sunny can keep saying what he wants to say, but in the end, we do not have anything to do with him.”

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Tim Paine has already publicly issued an apology for crossing the line and said that from now on, he would like to play the way he knows and that’s doing his job with a smile on his face.

The Australian skipper had said, “I just think I will handle it differently, last Test I let it get under my skin, I have admitted that. I will concentrate on myself and leading my team. This game is about controlling what we can control. If we can do that, we will be in a good position. If you look at my entire career, I have done a good job of staying relaxed. At times, you feel you get caught up in the moment.”

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At the end of the play, Paine was seen shaking hands with Ashwin and it seemed all was good between both the players. With the series level at 1-1, India and Australia will play the fourth and final Test in Brisbane starting from January 15th.