File picture of Gautam Gambhir and Ricky Ponting.© AFP
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s latest crack at him about stalwart Virat Kohli’s kind comes all the way down to deflecting strain following their dwelling collection whitewash in opposition to New Zealand. The component of spice has added one other layer of depth to the rivalry between two Check heavyweights of modern-day cricket. Issues began to flare up after Gambhir took a jibe at Ponting for criticizing Kohli for his latest kind. The previous Australian skipper’s feedback did not sit properly with the Indian head coach.
Gambhir questioned Ponting’s relevance to Indian cricket whereas reflecting on his remarks in regards to the Indian stalwart.
Ponting suspects that Gambhir’s response was partly concocted to deflect strain off a group that misplaced a house Check collection for the primary time in 24 years.
“[As with] any chief or management position round worldwide groups, they’re the one who has bought to take some bullets generally. You are the one who has to take a seat there in entrance of the media while you’ve misplaced. Very often while you win it’s going to be the gamers who get to speak about it,” Ponting stated as quoted from The Sydney Morning Herald forward of the opening Check in Perth on Friday.
“Let’s not overlook this little prickly factor that occurred between him and I used to be off the again of them dropping that collection 3-0. Right away he would’ve had his defences up, [and] then I say one thing that did not thrill him that a lot, however you’d count on it to be that method while you perceive his character,” he famous.
Ponting expects Gambhir to reply with comparable feedback if he continues to be underneath strain on the again of India’s dwindling performances.
“If he is underneath strain, if India aren’t enjoying properly through the summer season, and he feels a bit underneath strain, I believe plenty of his responses might be somewhat bit much like the best way he was the opposite day,” Ponting famous.
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