BGT 2024-25: BGT Recap! 'Temporary Captain' vs 'Babysitter, The iconic sledging moment
Xtra Time Web Desk: Whenever we talk about Border Gavaskar Trophy 2018-19, some special cricketing moments knock us but an iconic sledging moment till date tops the list!
The incident happened during the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With India batting, Australian skipper Tim Paine decided to get under the skin of Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant who is very famous for his chaotic moment on field. Taking opportunity to have some fun, Paine playfully suggested Pant to join the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League referring MS Dhoni's return India’s ODI squad.
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It was the starting of the bantar actually. Paine then further proposed Pant to extend his stay in Australia and babysit his kids while Paine and his wife, Bonnie enjoyed a movie night. His words were, “Tell you what, big MS is back in the one-day squad. Should get this bloke down to the Hurricanes. We need a batter. Fancy that, Pantsy? Extend your little Aussie holiday. Can you babysit? I’ll take the wife to the movies one night. You’ll look after the kids?”
Pant then took all his opportunity when Australia came out to bat. He cheekily hit back Paine mentioning him as “temporary captain" as a stand-in skipper after Steve Smith’s suspension in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal. he cheekily called Paine a “temporary captain,” a clear reference to Paine’s status as a stand-in skipper after Steve Smith’s suspension in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal.
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Thanks to the stump mix for making this banter famous as the banter between the two not only entertained but also humanised the intense rivalry between the teams. Pant thereafter posed a photo with Paine’s kids, with Bonnie Paine dubbing him the “Best Babysitter.” The photo went viral and became one of the most iconic sledging moments in cricket history.
India scripted history by winning the series 2-1, their first-ever Test series victory on Australian soil and all these things going off the field was just like adding cherry on the cake!
