India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, ahead of taking the flight to Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy has hit back on the former Australian captain and legend, Ricky Ponting for his comments on Indian batting.

BET NOW: Bet here on the IND vs SA T20 series and win cash bonuses

Gambhir has shown faith and belief in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma despite all the questions being raised around the cricketing fraternity about their forms in recent times and expects them to do well.

MORE: ‘You don’t ever question the greats of the game’ – Ricky Ponting backs Virat Kohli to ‘turn it around’ in Australia

What did Gautam Gambhir say about Ricky Ponting’s comments on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli?

On being asked about his reaction to Ricky Ponting questioning Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, showing his belief in his players, Gambhir said:

“What does Ponting have to do with Indian cricket? He should think about Australian cricket. We have no concerns about Kohli, Rohit. They have achieved a lot for Indian cricket and will do in the future as well.”

READ MORE: Gautam Gambhir provides Rohit Sharma’s availability update

“The most important thing for me is that they still work really hard, and they have hunger in the dressing room, and they want to achieve a lot more things, especially after what has happened in the New Zealand series,” Gambhir further added.

BET NOW: Exclusive sign-up offers and bonuses when you bet on sporting action