Rishabh Pant with kids during an event© Instagram
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant lived up to the ‘babysitter’ tag once given to him by former Australia skipper Tim Paine during a recent event. In a video posted by DC on their official Instagram handle, Pant can be seen sharing a heartwarming moment with the kids of the team’s overseas players in the ongoing IPL 2024. The video went viral on social media with a lot of cricket fans getting reminded of the incident that led to Paine coming up with the ‘babysitter’ sledge. It happened during India’s tour of Australia in 2019 when Paine asked Pant whether he could babysit for him and his wife after the series has ended.
Paine later revealed that it was a strategy agreed on by the team that they felt can lead to a lapse of concentration. After the match was over, Paine’s wife posted a picture on social media which showed Pant along with their children and the whole incident ended on a positive note for the cricketers.
Coming to the competition, Delhi Capitals registered a brilliant six-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in their last match with Pant producing a match-winning performance both as a batter and a wicket-keeper.
“Lots of things to be pleased about. We talked about the champion thought process and our team showed today that we can play like that and really happy to see that. [on the bowling] Definitely one of the best, it’s early on in the tournament, can’t say much as we can improve individually.”
“The only thought process before coming on to the field was coming in a better way, that’s the only thought when I was going through my rehab. The only conversation we had before the chase was – let’s get it as early as possible, we lost a few run-rate points earlier and we covered it up. We just love being in Ahmedabad, we love the stadium, the vibe here and looking forward to play more matches here. We just want to enjoy our win, one at a time and move forward learning from it,” Pant said after the game,” Pant said after the game.
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