When it comes to trolling, Indians are a notch above the rest. This time on the receiving end is Australian skipper Tim Paine, who recently said that Australia were undone by India's sideshows during the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Paine pointed out that Indians are good at niggling and distracting the opposition. The comments from the Australian skipper didn't go down well with the Indian fans who started trolling the wicket-keeper for his poor comments.
Fans criticized Paine for his irresponsible comments and suggested that the Australian skipper should own up to the loss rather than giving weird reasons. Many pointed out that India weren't playing their full strength squad as many of their players were ruled out due to injuries yet they ended up winning the series. Some users also shared clips of Paine's antics, where he can be seen sledging the Indian batsmen.
Tim Paine is still in gabba trauma.
โ jasmine (@TiredOfProcess) May 13, 2021
Why do these ausies are so salty about losing.
Opposition even complain about pitches, but not once have we seen India complain, be it Kohli or Shastri.
โ The Joker ๐ (@Joker122018) May 13, 2021
An excerpt from Tim Paineโs recent interview. Just parking it here. You are entitled to form your own opinions. ๐๐ pic.twitter.com/Ej1u7RCrlM
โ Wear a Mask. Stay Safe, India (@cricketaakash) May 13, 2021
This from Tim Paine seems like a fairly unconvincing explanation for why ๐ฆ๐บ lost another home test series to ๐ฎ๐ณ: they bamboozled us with distractions!
โ Michael Appleton ๐ณ ๐ (@michelappleton) May 13, 2021
Also pretty insulting to your own players.
Why canโt you just say ๐ฎ๐ณ played better than us and leave it at that? https://t.co/vxVun9eoAn
Tim Paine's popularity fell off a cliff last year. The latest comments are burying the last shred of reputation he has.
โ Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) May 13, 2021
Apparently India are "very good at creating sideshows".
The actual "sideshow". pic.twitter.com/NGwqhSF8HB
After reading Tim Paine's statement about Gabba win,
โ Pallavi Anand (@impallaviianand) May 13, 2021
Indian fans to Tim Paine - pic.twitter.com/1Eh1kzk8z0
Tim Paine after Gabba loss : Indians are very good at distracting & Niggling
โ Bhanu Syal (@IM_Bhanuu) May 13, 2021
Rishab Pant be like : pic.twitter.com/c0vWoL5A3Y
Tim Paine remembering Gabba pic.twitter.com/Jq7tly4qYV
โ Kevin Owens (@kevinowens691) May 13, 2021
Tim Paine ๐ pic.twitter.com/eDuVjNZvIp
โ The Joker ๐ (@Joker122018) May 13, 2021
Tim Paine remembering Gabba. pic.twitter.com/bWSvHpbnsh
โ Shantanu Shrivastava (@DaKingInDaNorff) May 13, 2021
Despite losing several of their key players and getting bowled out for 36 in the first Test, Indians didn't give up and roared back in the series to clinch the Melbourne and Brisbane Test. Indian youngsters like Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Hanuma Vihari, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar stood up to the occasion and took India to their second consecutive Test series win on the Australian soil.
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