“A prickly character…”: Ricky Ponting fires back after Gautam Gambhir’s press conference remarks

A war of words seems to have begun between India head coach Gautam Gambhir and legendary Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting even though the Border-Gavaskar series is still days away. Gambhir didn’t take Ponting’s criticism towards Virat Kohli lightly, and fired back saying that Ponting should worry more about Australian cricket.

Now, Ponting has shared his reaction to the comments made by Gambhir in the press conference ahead of the team’s flight to Australia and has called the Indian head coach as ‘a prickly character’.

“I was surprised to read the reaction but knowing the coach, Gautam Gambhir … he’s quite a prickly character, so I’m not surprised it was him who said something back,” Ponting said on 7News.

Ponting also clarified that the comments he made on Virat wasn’t criticism by any means. Rather, the former Australia skipper believes that he will regain his form and deliver in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series.

“In no way was it a dig at him (Kohli). I actually followed it up by saying he’s played well in Australia and he’ll be keen to bounce back over here…If you ask Virat, I’m sure he would be a little bit concerned that he hasn’t been able to make the same amount of hundreds as he has in previous years. So it’s amazing how little things can get cut up, but he’s a class player and he’s played well in Australia in the past,” Ponting said.

Gambhir was informed about the comments made by Ponting during a press conference on Monday. The India head coach didn’t hold back and gave a sharp reply to the Australia great.

“What does Ponting have to do with Indian cricket?” Gambhir had said. “He should think about Australian cricket. I don’t have any concerns. They (Kohli and Rohit) are incredibly tough men; they’ve achieved a lot for Indian cricket and are going to achieve a lot in future as well,” Gambhir said.

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