The Australian skipper, Tim Paine was seen asking the Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant to babysit his kids during the Melbourne Test and now it has become the hallmark statement of the ongoing Test series. The banter has, in fact, has eased out the tense situation between the two teams on and off the field. Moreover, the troll brigade took it to another level when Pant actually assumed the babysitter role on the New Year’s Day at Australia’s Prime Minister’s residence by clicking a picture with Paine’s wife Bonnie Paine and kids.
All the players had a good time and hence, Pant didn’t mind it as well. Going ahead, Bonnie also posted the picture with the Indian youngster and kids in her Instagram story and hilariously termed him the ‘best babysitter’. The picture went viral very quickly and so did Bonnie’s popularity. Even ICC’s official Twitter handle gave a thumbs up while the cricketers across the world were left in splits.
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) pic.twitter.com/QkMg4DCyDT
— ICC (@ICC) January 1, 2019
Not many knew about Bonnie Paine before and after that picture, she went viral it seems. She had around 5,000 followers on Instagram earlier and now she is being followed by precisely 36.2k people and one has to say that she has witnessed a significant rise in her followers. No wonder even Bonnie herself has realized it and has acknowledged hilariously saying that all those followers are probably Rishabh Pant‘s fans.
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In her recent post on Instagram with one of her kids, Bonnie’s friend brought to her notice about the sudden rise in followers and Paine’s wife was kind enough in the response. “A lot of Pant fans I think,” she replied and surely, this would win a lot of hearts in a funny way.
Here’s the comment:
Meanwhile, Tim Paine and Australia are having a tough time in Sydney which is a must-win game for them to level the series. India is looking good after opting to bat first even as they’ve lost Virat Kohli’s wicket soon after the Tea break but they are nearing the 300-run mark with the end of Day 1 looking near as well.
