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Tim Paine praises Rishabh Pant

Paine and Pant

Australian skipper Tim Paine praised the kind gesture of Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant after the left-hander spent some time with his kids after the MCG Test and ended up babysitting them, according to Tim's wife Bonnie Paine.

On the New Year's day, Bonnie posted a photo of Pant holding one of her kids, Mila, as her Instagram story with a caption "best babysitter tagging the Indian wicketkeeper".

Following this, Paine, who sledged Pant during the third Test, asking him to babysit his kids so that he can take his wife to a movie, acknowledged Pant's light-hearted gesture and called him a 'sport', both on and off the field.

Both Paine and Pant, who is fast becoming a fan favourite in Australia with his antics, were seen sledging each other constantly throughout the series.