Updated On: 11 November, 2024 02:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Addressing the media before departing for Australia for the five-match Test series, Gautam Gambhir responded to questions regarding the form of Kohli and Rohit. Terming Ponting's opinions on Indian cricket 'irrelevant', the former batter affirmed that both the big guns have a lot of passion and hunger for the team

Gautam Gambhir (Pic: File Pic)
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir defended senior batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma following the criticism from former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting. Further Gambhir said that Ponting should better think about his national team.
Ponting recently passed a comment on Virat Kohli's form by saying that any other player with just two centuries in five years would have not survived in the team.