Australia captain Tim Paine has dismissed the suggestion of his predecessor Michael Clarke that his players went soft on India skipper Virat Kohli in their 2018-19 series for fear of losing lucrative Indian Premier League contracts.
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 15, 2019 Australia's Tim Paine celebrates with the Ashes urn after drawing the series to retain the Ashes Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
“I certainly didn’t notice too many people being that nice to Virat or not trying to get him out or anything like that,” Paine, who took over from Smith after Newlands and captained Australia throughout the India series, told ESPN Cricinfo. “I certainly wasn’t holding back, but again the IPL’s not a huge draw for me at the moment, so I had nothing to lose.
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