Ricky Ponting reignited his feud with Gautam Gambhir, suggesting the Indian coach's criticism of his Virat Kohli comments stemmed from India's recent Test series loss to New Zealand. Ponting defended his assessment of Kohli's form,

Ricky Ponting recently stated concerns regarding Virat Kohli's form before the BGT since Kohli has been recently going on a lean patch.

Ricky Ponting defends his comments on Virat Kohli's form and fires back at Gautam Gambhir for criticizing him over the selection debate.

Ricky Ponting has further clarified his comments on Virat Kohli after Gautam Gambhir hit back at the former Australian captain recently. Get all the details here.

Indian cricket team star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli faced a lot of criticism following their team's humiliating Test series loss against New Zealand at home.

Melbourne: Responding to Gautam Gambhir's jibe at him, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Wednesday said the India head coach was a "prickly character" and insisted that his comments on Virat Kohli should not be construed as a dig on the star batter, who himself would be worried about his prolonged lean patch.

Kohli and Rohit had a series to forget against New Zealand, which India lost 0-3, tallying just 93 and 91 runs, respectively, from six innings each. At 36 and 37, Kohli and Rohit clearly have more cricket behind them than in front, but going by Gambhir's confidence, the two still have a lot to achieve and deliver going forward.

India coach Gautam Gambhir has staunchly defended Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, firing back at Australian legend Ricky Ponting for his criticism of the out-of-form stars.