Rohit Sharma's Test retirement may not have stunned anyone, but it still marks the end of an era. India now finds itself without its senior-most opener and Test captain, and Virat Kohli now joins the India skipper.

India icon follows Rohit Sharma into Test retirement before England tour - Kohli was the star of one of India’s most dominant periods ever, also becoming their most successful Test captain of all time

With both the legends of the game announcing their retirement from the longest format of the game, a report claimed that former Indian opener and current Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir could have played an important role in star duo's retirement.