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,

Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, the battle has seemingly extended beyond the cricket field, with a heated exchange between India's head coach Gautam Gambhir and former Australian captain Ricky Ponting.

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.

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