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Remember Rishabh Pant The Babysitter? Tim Paine’s Wife’s Adorable Post Still Warms Hearts

Poulomi Chakraborty

Pant With Tim Paine's Kids (Source: @ICC/x.com)Pant With Tim Paine's Kids (Source: @ICC/x.com)

In world cricket, Rishabh Pant is known for his outstanding wicket-keeping skills along with aggressive batting abilities. But there's more to Pant than cricket, former Aussie skipper Tim Paine’s wife recently revealed a surprising hidden talent that’s now stealing the spotlight

On the field, Rishabh Pant is a reliable batter. Off the field, he showed the same reliability. During the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pant surprised everyone by babysitting Tim Paine’s children while his wife shared cute photos.

When Pant Turns Paine’s Baby-Sitting Invitation Into Real

The India-Australia face-off in the red-ball format always added extra excitement to world cricket, but the Border-Gavaskar Trophy of 2018-2019 turned out to be an iconic win as Team India bagged the series by a dominating 2-1 margin. As Aussies are known for their famous sledging, former Australian captain Tim Paine and Rishabh Pant’s on-field chirp grabbed the attention.

During the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, while they were joking around on the field, Australian captain Tim Paine jokingly proposed that Rishabh Pant might want to try babysitting at his home. Pant then made it happen.

On New Year’s Day in Sydney, at a special gathering hosted by the Australian Prime Minister, Rishabh Pant took center stage. He didn’t do it with the bat, but by watching over Tim Paine’s children. Later on, former Australian captain’s wife Bonnie Paine shared an adorable picture of Pant and her kids and wrote, “Best babysitter”. That post grabbed the attention.

A Landmark Series Win That Redefined India’s Test Mindset

Team India’s rise in the longest format under Virat Kohli is known to everyone as it changed Team India’s mindset in red-ball cricket. Among all, Team India’s historic triumph at the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy redefined Kohli-led India’s Test dominance. Starting the series with a 31-run win, Team India faced a setback in the second Test match, facing a 146-run defeat.

In the third Test at Melbourne, Team India flipped the script with Bumrah’s fiery spells and Kohli-Pujara’s first innings heroics and registered a massive 137-run win. In the final Test, Pujara and Pant scored impressive centuries, leading India to a strong total. Although rain canceled the last day, the match ended in a draw. This outcome gave India a 2-1 series win, marking their first Test series victory on Australian soil.