Indian fans have been slamming me on social media: Tim Paine clarifies his viral 'sideshows' comment

Australia Test team captain Tim Paine has clarified his comment in which he stated that India are good at niggling and distracting, saying that fans have been slamming him but he wasn't making any excuse for the Test series loss.

Australia Test team captain Tim Paine has clarified his comment in which he stated that Indians are good at niggling and distracting their opponents. Paine's statement came almost 4 months after their 1-2 Test series loss against the visitors India. There were reports that India were reluctant to travel to Brisbane for the 4th Test due to strict quarantine rules for the team in Queensland. However, neither BCCI nor any player or support staff said a word about not travelling to the Gabba.