India coach Gautam Gambhir has told Ricky Ponting to mind his own business. Gambhir is upset after Ponting — an Australian cricket great and star Channel 7 commentator — made some observations about the deteriorating form of beloved Indian legend Virat Kohli and the team’s captain, Rohit Sharma. Watch Australia v India live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport A recent in-depth study of Kohli’s Test form showed how far the great had fallen. Over the past five years he’s been averaging under 30 .
He loves playing against Australia. “In fact, I know he loves playing against Australia. And as I said, his record is very good. “If there’s a time for him to turn it around, it’d be this series ... So, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Virat make runs in the first game.” Despite Ponting’s obvious diplomacy, Gambhir was incensed. “What does Ricky Ponting have to do with Indian cricket? He should be talking about Australia,” he said.