Ponting hits back at Gambhir, calls him 'prickly character'3Photo© hindustantimes.com

Ponting hits back at Gambhir, calls him 'prickly character'

, 4 news, 2 views

As the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth's Optus Stadium comes close, the war of words between cricketing personalities from both the sides has only got intense.

During a recent episode of the ICC Review, Ponting had raised concerns over Virat's Test form over the last few years, having scored just two Test centuries since 2020. He had said, "I saw a stat the other day about Virat, it said he has only scored two Test hundreds in the last five years. That did not seem right to me, but if that is right, then that is, I mean, that is a concern."

"There would not be anyone else probably even playing international cricket as a top-order batsman that has only scored two Test match hundreds in five years," he added.

I said I would be concerned (about his form),
Ricky Ponting,
‘Gautam Gambhir’s a prickly character’: Ricky Ponting’s ‘if he came my…