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.

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 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!"

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

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,

Reiterating his “prickly character” remark, Ricky Ponting believed a “frightened” Gautam Gambhir only hit back at him amid the talk around the NZ series