Australia captain Tim Paine on Tuesday played down the verbal showdowns with Virat Kohli during the second Test here but insisted that he won't sit back and be "walked all over" if faced with a similar situation in the remaining matches.
The two skippers had quite a bit of banter in the middle, so much so that they almost made physical contact at one point. But Paine shrugged it off, saying that Australia will invite India for a beer in the change rooms as per their team tradition.
"I don't think we did touch to be honest. It got pretty close. It was a highly competitive Test match from both teams. There's a lot on the line and both teams desperately want to win and sometimes that stuff happens" Paine said in the post-match press conference.
"I love it. I enjoy watching Kohli, I always have. I think he brings out the competitive spirit in a lot of people which is great, and I'm sure it was great to watch.
"I was really proud of the way our team conducted themselves on the field this week. We definitely will (the Indian team for a beer) after the series. That's always been the thing that has happened and will always be the case," he added.
But the wicketkeeper-batsman was quick to assert that he won't back down in the face of a showdown if it happens again.
"I think it's just one of those things, at times you have got to draw a line and start sticking up for yourself and sticking up for your teammates.
"...We are certainly not going to sit back and be walked all over. Sometimes those things happen and you have to get involved. Was it a decision as a captain to try and assert myself on the game? No. It was just two competitive cricketers trying to do their best to win the game," he said.