Virat Kohli batted in nine innings across five Tests and barring the second innings century at Perth in the opening Test, and a 36 in the first innings in Melbourne, he has failed to get going.

Gautham Gambhir has insisted that any decision about the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be made by the players.

India on Sunday lost the Border Gavaskar series to Australia 1-3, following a defeat in the final match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Not only the form of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came under scanner but rumours began to read about Rohit retiring from the longest format of the game following his decision to opt out of the match.