Ponting might be a 'hot head' but he is no match in bad behaviour for Gavaskar. I was 16 when Gavaskar first played for India and so have followed his career pretty much throughout. He might have been a great batsman, but he was and still is an absolute a*****e when it comes to behaviour. He has always been an anti-establish man, petulant when opposed and has made a fool of himself more than once on the field. He once played left handed in defiance of some admnistrative decision that went against him. He also has the nasty habit of poking his nose where it does not belong and offering opinions that are delibrately inflammatory. The fact that he has a great battig record for India does not excuse his attitude problem in the slightest and if the younger members of these forums that are unfamiliar with 'Gavaskar the man' think he is a saint, they are very sadly mistaken. Gavaskar was always a disgrace to true sportsmanship and would never have been tolerated had he been playing in this day and age.