BCCI to Enforce Tough Measures Following Series Cleansweep; Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja may have played their final home Test as a team

A recent PTI report suggests that the formidable trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and the spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja may have already donned the whites for the final time on home soil together. Sources indicate that the future of these senior players will be up for discussion following the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

After the loss in the third Test against New Zealand, head coach Gautam Gambhir was seen chatting with chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar. "Stocks will be taken certainly and it could be of informal nature since the team leaves for Australia on November 10. But this has been a huge debacle but, with Australia series round the corner and the squad already announced, there won't be any tinkering," a BCCI source told news agency PTI.

"But if India doesn't qualify for WTC final in England, one can be rest assured that all four super seniors won't be on that flight to UK for the ensuing five-Test series. In any case, all four have likely played their final Test at home together," the source added.

With the series loss against New Zealand, India's road for the WTC final has become tricky, and Rohit Sharma and co, need to win 4-0 or 5-0 Down Under, to make the final without depending on other results. However, if the side is unable to do so, then as per the PTI report, the selection committee might give chances to players like Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, for the five-match England series, set to be played in 2025.

With Washington Sundar emerging as India's leading wicket-taker in the series against New Zealand, he has emerged as a strong prospect to take over the mantle from Ravichandran Ashwin. Axar Patel has also emerged as Ravindra Jadeja's long-term replacement, and there is Manav Suthar as well in the pecking order.

Skipper Rohit Sharma has scored 1,210 runs from 35 innings in home Tests at an average of 37.81, however, it is in his last 10 innings, that his form has emerged as a huge cause of worry. There has been six scores of less than 10 runs and two scores of less than 20.

During the same period, Virat Kohli has played 25 innings at home, scoring 742 runs at an average of 30.91, and one century.

"No doubt pitches in Australia will be far better for batting but erasing self doubts after this kind of humiliation will be a difficult ask," PTI quoted a former selector as saying.

As per the PTI report, one can also not see Rohit Sharma playing beyond this cycle of World Test Championship.