There were reports suggesting that the Indian captain Virat Kohli had told Australian captain Tim Paine that he’s the best player in the world and Paine is just a stand-in skipper during the second Test in Perth. STATEMENT: BCCI rubbishes reports about Kohli-Paine banter. Full details here https://t.co/1wcGqV41iZ pic.twitter.com/YXiSJTqL6O — BCCI (@BCCI) December 18, 2018Australia captain Tim Paine on Tuesday played down the verbal showdowns with Virat Kohli during the second Test but insisted that he won’t sit back and be “walked all over” if faced with a similar situation in the remaining matches. India lost the second Test by 146 runs, allowing Australia to draw level in the four-match series. But Paine shrugged it off, saying that Australia will invite India for a beer in the change rooms as per their team tradition.

Source: Hindustan Times December 18, 2018 11:12 UTC