Shane Lee's comment came hours after Gautam Gambhir hit back at Ricky Ponting over his Virat Kohli statement, questioning his expertise on Indian cricket.

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Lee has criticized his ex-teammate Ricky Ponting for his comments on Virat Kohli's form, suggesting it might backfire by motivating the Indian star ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Ponting had noted that Kohli has struggled to produce his best cricket in his 30s, with the Indian star notching only two centuries and 11 half-centuries in his last 60 Test innin