Delhi Capitals recall special Rishabh Pant song, mock Tim Paine's 'babysitting' sledge

Rishabh Pant is currently in United Arab Emirates training with Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2020. After scoring 488 runs in 16 innings last year, wicketkeeper-batsman will be looking to improve on his tally in IPL 2020. cricketer will be expected to play a crucial role in middle order, as he will be tasked to play finisher’s role efficiently throughout competition.

Delhi Capitals, who will take on Kings XI Punjab in second match of  IPL 2020, have been regularly sharing pictures and videos from team’s training sessions. In one of ir recent posts featuring Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals also made a reference to player's performance during India’s tour of Australia in 2018/19, while mocking Australian cricketer Tim Paine’s memorable ‘babysitting' sledge.

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Delhi Capitals’ song for Rishabh Pant

team posted a picture of Rishabh Pant batting in nets on social media, where cricketer is seen slogging at a ball in nets. Opening batsman Prithvi Shaw and coach Ricky Ponting are also visible in background, admiring cricketer’s shot. Along with picture, Delhi Capitals wrote lyrics of memorable song which got famous after Tim Paine’s ‘babysitting' comment.

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After Delhi Capitals posted picture online, several fans reacted to it. Many fans pointed out Ricky Ponting’s expression, as y wrote that Australian seems to be happy with Rishabh Pant’s performance in nets. Recently, Rishabh Pant had talked about how Ricky Ponting gives him a free hand to do what he wants on field. Several or fans also expressed ir excitement about seeing Rishabh Pant in IPL 2020, as y predicted that Delhi Capitals cricketer will be ‘Orange Cap’ winner in competition.

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Rishabh Pant song originated in 2018/19 season

song shared for Rishabh Pant by Delhi Capitals online isn’t anything new, with lyrics going viral during India’s tour of Australia in 2018/19. fan group ‘Bharat Army’ were first ones to sing song, with song making its debut during Sydney Test. song which talks about everything from Rishabh Pant’s batting to his babysitting skills was in response to iconic banter he had indulged in with Australian Test captain Tim Paine during series. tably, Tim Paine had asked Rishabh Pant to babysit his kids during one of matches, with Indian cricketer taking jibe in good spirit as he later shared a picture of himself with Paine’s family online.

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Im Credits: Delhi Capitals Twitter