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.

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

Ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, a war of words has erupted between India's coach Gautam Gambhir and former Australian captain Ricky Ponting over

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

Describing Gautam Gambhir as a "prickly character," Ricky Ponting said that he's "had a bit of history" with India head coach.

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,

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.

Ricky Ponting was also asked if he would shake hands with Gautam Gambhir before the first ball in Perth, to which the Aussie said: "If he comes my way. Yeah!"

Ricky Ponting has fired a fresh salvo at Gautam Gambhir's comments amidst talks around Virat Kohli's lean patch ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin teased the reason as to why Gautam Gambhir and Ricky Ponting had a go at each other verbally.

In a fresh jibe against Gautam Gambhir, Ricky Ponting said that the India coach was 'frightened' while answering the question about his comments on Virat Kohli's form. Ponting and Gambhir have been involved in a war of words recently.