Tim Paine and the Australian cricket team’s behavior came for intense criticism after the end of the Sydney Test against India. The Australian cricket team, in particular Tim Paine, did not help themselves by showing the desperation to win on the final day. Tim Paine was involved in a tense banter with Ravichandran Ashwin. Towards the end of the match, Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari stitched a partnership that lasted 42 overs and helped India save the Test. In the period of the partnership, there was unwanted aggression shown by Matthew Wade and Tim Paine. All the hard work of the last 18 months in which Australia were working hard on their ‘nice guy’ image was undone.
Reacting to the incident in Sydney, former India cricket team coach and Australia batting great has penned an open letter to Tim Paine in the Sydney Morning Herald. In the letter, Greg Chappell gave his version of why personal abuse is not warranted. “Abuse is not acceptable in any…