Replying to the question, Gautam Gambhir said that Rohit Sharma 'opted out' by showing maturity, few of the nonsensical things were written about the skipper.

In nine innings of the five Test matches, Virat Kohli managed only 190 runs. The only big run that came from his bat was in the second innings of the first Test at Perth, where he remained unbeaten on 100. In the next seven innings, his highest score was 36.

India skipper Rohit Sharma rested himself from the final Test because of a prolonged lean patch. Ace batter Virat Kohli also struggled in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and was caught in the slips a whopping eight times.