After winning the first Test in Perth, India went on to lose the clashes in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, losing the series and the trophy to the Aussies. With team India’s horrid show down under,

"Yes, there will be a review meeting but no firing. C'mon, you can't sack a coach for the batters' poor show in one series. Gautam Gambhir will remain the coach, and Virat and Rohit will feature in the England series. The focus is Champions Trophy," BCCI sources told IANS on Tuesday.

Virat Kohli last played a Ranji Trophy match in 2012 while Rohit Sharma's most recent domestic red-ball game was in the 2015-16 season.

Captain Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, was even poor. He registered only 31 runs in five innings and eventually, with the series on the line, had to drop himself from the Sydney Test. After six-wicket defeat to Australai at the Sydney Cricket Ground,

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said struggling stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli still have the hunger to excel and will decide on their Test future keeping the team's best interest in mind. Gambhir's comments on the two veterans came after India's 1-3 series loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Virat Kohli last played in Ranji Trophy in 2012, while Rohit Sharma has not featured in the tournament in the last nine years

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Test future is now in the hands of selectors, said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar while advocating an honest deep-dive into the team's downward spiral in the last six months.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli scored a cumulative 221 runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, which India lost 1-3 recently in Australia.