Sourav Ganguly slams Justin Langer for comments on Virat Kohli, 'look at past Australian bowlers first'

Sourav Ganguly has slammed Australian coach Justin Langer for his comments on Indian captain Virat Kohli's behaviour in the ongoing Test match series between India and Australia. Ganguly asked Langer to remember the behaviour of past Australian bowlers before talking about Kohli's over-the-top wicket celebrations. 

"I would like to say one thing to Justin Langer. He should watch old footage of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath or Jason Gillespie from India's previous tours to Australia and then say something," Ganguly told IndiaTV. 

Langer had said that if any player from the Australian team had celebrated like Virat did, they would be branded as ‘worst blokes’ in aftermath of the ball tampering scandal in Cape Town that engulf Australian cricket.

Ganguly is not the only former Indian legend to hit back at Langer's comments. Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday had said that if Langer's comments were meant to gain sympathy, that is not going to happen. 

"Virat Kohli only celebrates with intensity and I see nothing wrong in that. Why is it that Australian cricket has a bad name? Because they would abuse and celebrate. Let [Justin] Langer say what he wants to. He is going to get no sympathy for that," he told India Today.

Former India cricketers VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar also took on Langer saying equating Kohli’s celebration with what happened in the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town was not right.