“What Are You Doing?”: Brett Lee Warns Ricky Ricky Ponting Over ‘Virat Kohli Comment’

If historical past has taught cricket groups something, it is that poking Virat Kohli is not the perfect of concepts. Most of the time, the talismanic Indian batter has gone on to do extra injury together with his bat after being provoked, than being left alone. Australia legend Ricky Ponting‘s remarks, questioning the Group India star’s place within the Check crew, therefore, have been labelled a ‘unhealthy transfer’ by his former teammate Brett Lee. Ponting’s feedback had been additionally criticised by India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, who requested him to assume extra in regards to the Australian crew, than the Indian.

A few of Virat Kohli’s most well-known performances have are available Australia. Whereas statistically, he is not in the perfect of kind in the mean time, Lee fears that Ponting’s remarks will fireplace him as much as ship Down Underneath as soon as once more.

“That could be a unhealthy transfer, Ricky. What are you doing? You’ll fireplace that man up. He’s a world-class participant and he’ll fireplace up out right here,” Lee mentioned on Fox Cricket’s podcast The Comply with On.

What did Ricky Ponting Say About Virat Kohli?

“I noticed a stat the opposite day about Virat – it mentioned he is solely scored two Check a whole bunch within the final 5 years. That did not appear proper to me, but when that’s correct, then that is, I imply, that is a priority,” Ponting mentioned.

“There most likely would not be anybody else nonetheless taking part in worldwide cricket as a top-order batsman who’s solely scored two Check match a whole bunch in 5 years.”

Ponting’s feedback even riled up Gambhir, an analogous character to Kohli, and the India head coach did not waste time in having a go on the former Australia captain.

“I used to be stunned to learn the response however understanding the coach, Gautam Gambhir … he is fairly a prickly character, so I am not stunned it was him who mentioned one thing again,” Ponting mentioned on 7News.

Nonetheless, Ponting additionally confirmed that he did not imply to take a swipe at Kohli. In reality, he additionally thinks that Kohli has what it takes to bounce again in Australia.

“Under no circumstances was it a dig at him (Kohli). I really adopted it up by saying he is performed effectively in Australia and he’ll be eager to bounce again over right here…In case you ask Virat, I am positive he could be a little bit bit involved that he hasn’t been capable of make the identical quantity of a whole bunch as he has in earlier years,” he mentioned.