India's first assignment under head coach Gautam Gambhir — a tour of Sri Lanka — saw a mixed start. While India won the T20 series, they were handed a 2-0 loss in the ODI series, marking their first ODI series defeat to Sri Lanka in 27 years.

With there being no Test matches for India till they travel to England in June this year following the team's 3-1 defeat to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, the national selectors now have enough time to take a call on the future of seasoned players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

But the sight of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the most senior and respected batters struggling and failing over and over again, was tough to digest. At one level, it made fans wonder why are they still around,

Head coach Gautam Gambhir remained coy about the Test future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Speaking after India lost the Sydney Test, Gambhir said it was not the right time to talk about the transition period.