Following India's defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, questions loom over the futures of the team's captain Rohit Sharma, who stood himself down in the Sydney Test, and star batter Virat Kohli, who fell for his seventh score of 20 or less in the series, reports ESPN cricinfo.
Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir offered them support but left the big decision to the players.
“I can't talk about the future of any player,” he said at the press conference after the series.
“It's up to them as well. But yes, what I can say is that they still have the hunger. They still have the passion. They're tough people. And hopefully they can continue to take Indian cricket forward. But ultimately, as we all know, that whatever they plan, they will plan for the best interest of Indian cricket.”
Rohit has averaged 10.93 over his last eight Test matches with only one fifty-plus score. Kohli, meanwhile, has been left frustrated by his vulnerability outside the off stump. He made an unbeaten hundred in Perth but all eight of his other trips to the crease have ended with his outside edge being snaffled up by the wicketkeeper or in the slips.
“First of all, every individual knows where their game and hunger is,” Gambhir, who had himself gone through a phase late in his career where he was out of form but battling to make the team. “That's the most important thing for any sport and any profession. It's not just about the sport.”
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