Kerry O'Keeffe referred to Virat Kohli as the king of the jungle but also suggested that he is slightly weaker.

While India currently holds the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, their recent form suggests that the hosts will face an uphill battle.

Indian cricket team star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli faced a lot of criticism following their team's humiliating Test series loss against New Zealand at home.

Samson bagged a duck in the second T20I against South Africa. But he had scored a century in the series opener off just 45 balls and it was enough for him to take a massive jump in the T20I rankings.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma managed just 91and 93 runs respectively against New Zealand in the recently-concluded Test series which India lost 0-3.

Responding to a query about Ponting's comments, Gambhir asked, "What does Ponting have to do with Indian cricket?" He added that for him, the hunger in the dressing room is most important. He called Kohli and Sharma incredibly tough men, stressing on their resilience amid criticism.

ICC Test rankings have been updated for the first time since India's 3-0 series loss to New Zealand at home. After multiple collapses, on expected lines, the Indian batters have slipped in the rankings with Kohli and Rohit suffering the most.

Former Australia pacer Brett Lee has advised Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to 'get away from cricket' after India suffered a 0-3 loss against New Zealand.

India coach Gautam Gambhir has staunchly defended Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, firing back at Australian legend Ricky Ponting for his criticism of the out-of-form stars.