India cricket will enter an uncertain new era next week when selectors name a Test squad without all-time greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the first time in more than a decade. Batting stalwarts Kohli and captain Rohit both retired from Tests in the past week,

With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests, Indian cricket enters a transition phase. Rohit and Kohli have been backbone of India's batting in red-ball cricket over a decade, while leading the team through a golden period.

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.