For those unversed, Kohli last played a Test match in January during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and retired from the format in May alongside Rohit Sharma. Shubman Gill replaced Rohit as captain and took up Kohli’s number four spot. While India impressed with a 2-2 draw in England in the first series, post the legendary duo quitting the longest format while also beating West Indies 2-0 at home in a two-match series. However, India’s future in the longest format has come under the scanner after losing 2-0 to the Proteas at home, a second home Test series defeat in two years since Gautam Gambhir took charge.
