Wasn’t making any excuse for Australia’s loss: Paine on his ‘sideshows’ comment
By ANI| Posted by Mansoor | Published: 14th May 2021 11:32 pm IST
Sydney: Australia Test skipper Tim Paine has clarified that he didn’t try to make up any excuses for the series loss against India earlier this year.
Paine had indicated that Australia was distracted by Team India during the tour which eventually saw the hosts losing the Test series in January this year.
“I was asked a number of things, and one of those was talking about the challenges of playing against India. One of them is the distraction they can create,” Paine said on the ‘Gilly and Goss podcast’.
Wasn t making any excuse for Australia s loss: Paine
ANI
15 May 2021, 03:19 GMT+10
Sydney [Australia], May 14 (ANI): Australia Test skipper Tim Paine has clarified that he didn t try to make up any excuses for the series loss against India earlier this year.
Paine had indicated that Australia was distracted by Team India during the tour which eventually saw the hosts losing the Test series in January this year. I was asked a number of things, and one of those was talking about the challenges of playing against India. One of them is the distraction they can create, Paine said on the Gilly and Goss podcast .
Cricket News: India defeated Australia by three wickets against all odds in the final Test of the four-match series at The Gabba in January to take the series 2-1.
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After Tim Paine indicated that his side was distracted by Team India during the tour which eventually saw the hosts losing the Test series in January this year, the Australian skipper started trending on social media platform Twitter, where the Indian fans had their share of fun with him. India defeated Australia by three wickets against all odds in the final Test of the four-match series at The Gabba in January to take the series 2-1. Paine claimed that the Ajinkya Rahane-led side created sideshows by saying that the visitors were not going to the Gabba (venue of the fourth Test).