Australia Great Responds To Gautam Gambhir's Fiery Jibe At Ricky Ponting Ahead Of IND vs AUS Series

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024: With few more days to go, IND vs AUS Test series has just started to heat up a little. Virat Kohli once said that no Australian team can be taken lightly in Australian conditions and it turns out to be true. Australian cricket team and ir former cricketers have been playing mind games with Indian team for quite sometime now. war of words have started to play out in media and this just ds more spice to much-awaited heavyweight clash.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma , two greats of Indian cricket are under scanner for ir dismal and lacklustre performances and y have onus on mselves to prove ir critics wrongs. Several questions are being asked of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and how y plan to turn things around 'Down Under'. Kohli faced severe criticism from former Australia player and captain Ricky Ponting who questioned his place in Indian XI. Gautam Gambhir too didn't hold himself back and said that Ponting should worry about Australian cricket.

Mike Hussey's Jaw Dropping Reply To Gambhir

A fierce play of words ahe of a Test series is nothing new when Australia is opposition. India, notably are in a lot of pressure considering how IND vs NZ series panned out. It is safe to say that India have hit a rock bottom and y are in dire need to change things around. Australia great Ponting h highlighted fact that Virat h only two hundred in five years and this remark rubbed Gambhir off in a very wrong way.

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Indian He Coach did not hold himself back and said that Ponting has no business with Indian cricket and should focus more on what is happening with Australian cricket. Now, Ricky Ponting's former Australia teammate Mike Hussey has broken his silence on entire matter.

'We just heard Gambhir talk about Virat and Rohit not making runs. silliest thing you can do is to write off champion players. I am backing m to perform well in Australia', said Hussey while speaking to Fox Cricket.

India's Biggest Test 'Down Under'

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India are virtually out of World Test Championship 2025 Final and y are only to blame mselves. India still have an outside chance to make it to finals but y have an herculean task ahe of m. Firstly, Rohit Sharma and Co. can't afford to lose even one Test match and secondly, y have to win atleast four out of five Test matches even before y fancy ir chances.