After India’s Test series defeat against Australia, concerns arose over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s poor performance. Both players struggled to make an impact, leading to calls for more domestic cricket involvement to regain rhythm in the longest format of the game.

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• India lost the Border-Gavaskar Test series to Australia; criticism focused on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
• Rohit scored only 31 runs in 3 matches; dropped himself for the final Test.
• Kohli managed 190 runs in the series at an average below 24; struggled with spin and technical issues.
• Head coach Gautam Gambhir and legends like Sunil Gavaskar urged players to play domestic cricket.
• Team management highlighted the importance of Ranji games for maintaining rhythm.
• Shift from white-ball cricket to red-ball cricket seen as challenging without consistent domestic play.
• Ravi Shastri compared Kohli’s struggles to Ricky Ponting’s career decline; still sees potential in Kohli.
• Shastri urged senior players to mentor youngsters and contribute to team dynamics.
• Criticism emphasized that domestic cricket alone can’t fix all flaws but helps regain rhythm.