Mitchell Johnson Reacts To Rishabh Pant’s ‘Babysitter’ Moment
Jan 2, 2019 at 11:15 AM
The cricketing world cannot stop gushing over Rishabh Pant’s ‘babysitter’ moment with Tim Paine’s kids. The babysitter banter had started in the third Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Seeing Pant new to the crease, Paine sensed an opportunity and tried to unsettle him. The Australia skipper teased Pant over MS Dhoni’s inclusion back in the T20I side and his exclusion, telling him they could use him at Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League.
Not only that, Paine also asked Pant if he could babysit, saying:
“Tell you what big MS is back in the one day squad. Should get this bloke down to Hurricanes.. They need a batter. Fancy that extend you Aussie holiday, beautiful town Hobart too… get him a water front apartment. Have him over for dinner. Do you babysit? I can take my wife to the movies while you watch the kids.”
Tim Paine doing some recruiting for the @HurricanesBBL out in the middle of the 'G… 😂 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/6btRZA3KI7
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 28, 2018
Pant later avenged for the sledging when Paine came out to bat in the second innings. The India wicketkeeper welcomed Paine to the crease with some banter of his own calling him the “temporary captain” and telling Ravindra Jadeja that Paine only knows how to talk. He also went on to say that the ‘you don’t need anything to get him out’.
“We have got a special guest here. Have you heard the word temporary captain ever. You [Jadeja] don’t need anything to get him out. Come on lads.
“He loves to talk, that’s the only thing he can do. Only talking talking,” Pant sledged from behind the stumps.
But it looks like there is no bad blood between the two as Pant posed with Paine’s family when India and Australia were hosted by Australian Prime Minister. Bonnie Paine, skipper of the Australia star, posted a photo of Pant and called him the ‘best babysitter’
Bonnie shared a story on Instagram, in which Pant can be seen holding one of her kids.
And ever since Bonnie posted the photo, the cricketing world has not stopped talking about it. From players, pundits to fans almost everyone was left in stitches after seeing the photo and Mitchell Johnson also had a similar reaction. The former Australia star took to Twitter to react on the picture, writing:
“This is great ?”
https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/1080060395262337024?