Ravi Shastri has strongly endorsed a return to domestic cricket for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after their horrendous run of form during the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kohli and Rohit struggled to make an impact as India lost the series to the Aussies.

World Cup-winning former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has said that being whitewashed at home by New Zealand was a bigger low for Team India than the loss of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but refused to join the chorus of criticism against embattled veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Sam Konstas threw the Indians off with his unorthodox approach in his first innings, but then found out Test cricket runs are harder to get than the headlines

Yuvraj Singh has defended Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after India's 1-3 loss to Australia, emphasising their past successes and the need for team introspection. He supports Rohit's decision to step down for the final Test,

Gambhir makes it clear that he wants Test hopefuls to take domestic cricket seriously, and play the Ranji Trophy if they are not committed elsewhere

After dominating the series for over a decade, India lost the Border-Gavaksar Trophy to Australia for the first time since 2014. One of the biggest reasons behind India’s 1-3 defeat in the five-match series was the flop performances of two of the senior-most batters – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma still have the desire to succeed and will choose their Test futures with the team's best interests in mind, according to India head coach Gautam Gambhir.