While briefing the media in Australia’s Melbourne ahead of third series, Coach of Indian cricket team Ravi Shastri backed skipper Virat Kohli who came under criticism for his sledging and heated exchanges with Australian counterpart Tim Paine during the second Test match in Perth. Ravi Shastri said, “People can question as far as we are concerned he is absolute gentleman”. Australia beat India in the second test match by 146 runs and levelled the test series by 1-1.