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Tim Paine

Australia·Wicketkeeper

Appointed Australia captain after Sandpapergate to restore the team's reputation, but later resigned due to a sexting scandal from 2017.

6 incidents documented

Controversies & Incidents

🥊Moderate

Virat Kohli's Stump Mic Outbursts

India vs Various

5 February 2021

Virat Kohli was regularly caught on stump microphones delivering animated verbal volleys to opponents, becoming both celebrated and criticised for his intensity.

#kohli#stump mic#aggression
🏏Moderate

Umpire's Call Frustration — Ashes 2019

England vs Australia

1-5 August 2019

Multiple decisions in the 2019 Ashes were upheld as 'umpire's call' despite ball tracking showing the ball hitting the stumps, reigniting the debate about the DRS threshold.

#umpires call#drs#ashes
🏏Moderate

Nathan Lyon's Missed Stumping — Ashes 2019 Headingley

England vs Australia

25 August 2019

Nathan Lyon dropped a simple chance to run out Ben Stokes at Headingley, and earlier Tim Paine missed a stumping chance that would have ended England's miraculous chase.

#lyon#burns#stokes
🥊Serious

Virat Kohli vs Tim Paine — 2018/19 Test Series

Australia vs India

14 December 2018

Kohli and Paine had a running battle throughout the 2018-19 series, including a shoulder bump at Perth and Paine calling Kohli the most immature captain.

#kohli#paine#perth
🥊Mild

Tim Paine's 'Babysitter' Sledge to Rishabh Pant

Australia vs India

29 December 2018

Tim Paine sledged Rishabh Pant behind the stumps by offering to babysit Pant's kids so he could come play for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash.

#paine#pant#babysitter
🔥Moderate

The Umpire's Call Debate in DRS

Various

1 January 2017

The 'Umpire's Call' element of DRS, where marginal LBW decisions are upheld even when ball-tracking shows the ball hitting the stumps, has been one of cricket's most divisive ongoing controversies.

#drs#umpires call#lbw