New Delhi. The Indian team's tour of Australia has proved to be disastrous for many cricketers. Ravichandran Ashwin's career came to a halt in the middle of the series and he had to announce his retirement. Captain Rohit Sharma also did not play the last Test and now it is not certain whether he will play further or not. This is also believed to be the last Australia tour for Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. There is every possibility that when the Indian team plays the Test match in June, its appearance will look quite changed.

The Indian team not only lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by going to Australia, but the careers of many of its cricketers are also at stake. The story of Ravichandran Ashwin saying goodbye to cricket in the middle of the series with teary eyes is now a thing of the past. The bigger story is of Rohit Sharma. This captain, who made India the T20 champion just six months ago, was under so much pressure that he himself was dropped from the playing eleven of the Sydney Test.

When Rohit Sharma withdrew from the Sydney Test, his chances of playing in the next Test were not over. If India had won the Sydney Test match, its hopes of playing in the World Test Championship final would have remained alive. India lost in Sydney and was also out of the race for the World Test Championship final. Now India has to play the next Test in England from June 20. By then Rohit Sharma would have crossed the age of 38. In such a situation, do not be surprised if the selectors hand over the command of the team to someone else instead of Rohit. And yes, if this happens, Rohit will hardly find a place in the playing eleven. Rohit can also say goodbye to Test cricket to avoid such a situation.

The Australia tour proved to be very bad for Virat Kohli as well. He could score only 190 runs in 5 matches. Out of these, 100 runs also came in the second innings of the Perth Test. That means Virat could score only 90 runs in the remaining innings. On his game, Irfan Pathan said that with the opportunities he has got in the last 4-5 years, any youngster can play this well or even better. Sunil Gavaskar said that the players who could not perform in Australia should go to Ranji Trophy and find form. If such players do not play in Ranji, then coach Gautam Gambhir should not include them in the Test team.

Obviously, all the things Gavaskar said are for players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Virat is not only fitter than Rohit, but he is also younger in age. In such a situation, Virat's career does not seem to be in as serious a threat as Rohit's. But it is certain that the selectors can talk to him as well. If Virat does not return to form, then coach Gautam Gambhir will not have much trouble in dropping him from the team. If Virat has to save his career, then he will have to score runs.