Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would have liked to play warm-up matches before the first Test match in Perth, said Sanjay Manjrekar. The Indian team, which flew out for the tour of Australia in batches do not play a single warm-up game before the opening ...

Indian cricket team star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli faced a lot of criticism following their team's humiliating Test series loss against New Zealand at home.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma managed just 91and 93 runs respectively against New Zealand in the recently-concluded Test series which India lost 0-3.

While the concerns around India's batting ahead of the series have largely pertained to Rohit and Kohli's numbers from the recent New ... and I think that Virat and Rohit would have loved to play warm-up games," he further added. Read more news like ...

Responding to a query about Ponting's comments, Gambhir asked, "What does Ponting have to do with Indian cricket?" He added that for him, the hunger in the dressing room is most important. He called Kohli and Sharma incredibly tough men, stressing on their resilience amid criticism.

ICC Test rankings have been updated for the first time since India's 3-0 series loss to New Zealand at home. After multiple collapses, on expected lines, the Indian batters have slipped in the rankings with Kohli and Rohit suffering the most.

Former Australia pacer Brett Lee has advised Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to 'get away from cricket' after India suffered a 0-3 loss against New Zealand.