Former India captain Kris Srikkanth said he believes Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will find their groove with the bat during India’s tour of Australia. The swashbuckling former opener said he will quit Test cricket if Rohit fails to perform well with the bat Down Under. However, according to Srikkanth, it is too early to talk about Kohli switching to the traditional format.

Questions were asked about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s place in the Test side following India’s 0-3 loss to New Zealand on Sunday. Both senior professionals have failed consistently in the three Tests, struggling against pace and spin. Virat Kohli managed just 93 runs, while Rohit contributed just 91 runs.

Skipper Rohit appeared before the media and admitted that he was not able to give his best with the bat and as captain in the Test series. This was the first time India lost a Test series without winning a single one in more than two matches.

“You have to start thinking 100 per cent ahead (if India don’t do well in Australia). If Rohit Sharma doesn’t do well, as you know he will also retire from Test cricket. He will play in ODIs. He has only quit T20I cricket. We must not forget that he is getting older too.” ,” Srikkanth said on his YouTube show.

Srikkanth said Rohit admits his mistakes It is the first sign of the path to salvation.

“At least Rohit Sharma had the courage. Hats off to Rohit Sharma for accepting the fact that he played badly and captained badly throughout the series. It’s a great thing. This is the first move a player has made to get back into his rhythm. I agree.” Your mistake is very important. This is a very important characteristic of a person. “He’s openly acknowledged that and that means he’s on the road to recovery, that’s my view,” he said.

India struggled against pace in the first Test in Bengaluru and were held back by spin in the second and third Tests in Pune and Mumbai. India crossed the 200-run mark just twice in just six overs as New Zealand kept the pressure on India from the opening day of the series opener in Bengaluru.

‘TOO EARLY TO TALK ABOUT KOHLI’

However, Srikkanth highlighted the past success Down Under by backing Virat Kohli to find his best form in Australia. Kohli scored 1,352 runs in Australia, including six hundreds and four fifties, in 13 matches at an average of 54.

“I think Virat Kohli will start to make a comeback in Australia. His territory is Australia. I think that is his strength. I think it is too early to talk like that about Virat Kohli (leaving him). I won’t do it. Admit it, Virat Kohli has not had one or two years in Test cricket.” “He’s had two bad years,” he added.

ARE THE FOUR GREAT ERAS OVER?

Meanwhile, the former India chief selector said that the Big Four of the Indian Test team – Rohit, Kohli, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja – might have played the last home tests together.

Ashwin and Jadeja failed to live up to expectations, struggling until the final Test in Mumbai. Washington Sundar, who was not included in the squad in the first Test, surpassed the top professionals with his performance in the series.

“But I saw a headline in one of the newspapers. Is this the last time the four great men – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja – will play together? It was a bold headline. I think they played their own game. Srikkanth said, “I think that’s my view, that’s “It could be the last test,” he said.

India did not panic and did not make any changes to its jumbo squad for the five-Test series that begins in Australia on November 22. However, reports suggest that the BCCI will review the future of senior players after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.