Team India: Five Indian batsmen on whom all eyes will be on, will they be able to perform wonders like Rohit-Kohli?

The retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Tests within a week has shocked Indian cricket fans. Rohit said goodbye to the longest format on May 7, and Virat on Monday. With this, a new chapter of Indian cricket has come to an end. When Team India went through a phase of change in 2012-13, the replacements of players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman, none of whom are in the team now. Players like Rohit-Kohli have retired, while batsmen like Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane have been out of the team for a long time, and the possibility of their return is now negligible. In such a situation, the Indian team is once again going through a phase of change. However, Virat's role was very important in the last phase of change. He, along with Pujara, groomed the middle order very seriously. Now the responsibility will be on the new batsmen to take their legacy forward.

After Kohli and Rohit, these youngsters have to take over the responsibility of Indian cricket. Let us know who the players will be responsible for the Indian team in the future, or rather, they can become the main batsmen of the next generation...

Shubman Gill

Among the next generation of stars, Shubman Gill is the most important player who can be India's main batsman and Test captain in the coming days. Perhaps it is a coincidence that Gill also finds himself in the same position as Kohli when he was 25 years old, in which his Test record was average. This player from Punjab has scored 1893 runs in 32 Tests at an average of 35. But Gill's record in England is average, which includes 88 runs in three Tests at an average of 14.66. Now it remains to be seen whether this player from Punjab can match his illustrious senior in changing his fortunes in England. Like Kohli, Gill will also have to bring discipline in his batting and make a habit of batting close to the body for swing.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Jaiswal is sure to open the innings in England. He has already done this in the West Indies, South Africa, Australia, and India, but the task will be tough on his first tour of England. Jaiswal showed his technique and restraint while scoring runs in Australia and the West Indies, but he will face a tough challenge in the late swing in England, and for this, he will have to control his fast drive and cut. More attention will have to be paid to leaving the ball and looking for the right opportunity to attack. This is not a technical change, but a mental change and he can learn from Kohli's 'playbook'. After struggling in 2014, Kohli learned to deal with the 'late swing' of Anderson and Broad in 2018, and he scored 593 runs in five matches at an average of 59.

Dhruv Jurel
The 24-year-old Jurel is a good backup option behind Rishabh Pant as the second wicketkeeper-batsman. He performed impressively in the debut series against England but failed to make an impact against Australia. Jurel has the guts and skill to play for a long time in Test cricket. He showed his skills by scoring two half-centuries in an unofficial Test against Australia before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last year. Head coach Gautam Gambhir likes cricketers who never back down from a fight in the field, and he is that kind of cricketer.

B Sai Sudarshan
He is likely to make it to the team going on the England tour, and his excellent batting can come in handy in England, making him a calm and balanced batsman against the aggressive batting of Jaiswal. The 23-year-old Sudarshan likes to play both sides and this is important to succeed in England. He also has experience of playing for Surrey in county cricket.

Sarfaraz Khan
The 27-year-old showed he can tear apart any attack with his 150 against New Zealand in Bangalore last year, but since then, mediocre form and a rib injury have hindered him. There is no doubt about Sarfaraz's skills but the Mumbaikar can be asked to work on his fitness too. He can take a cue from Kohli's passion for fitness. But now that there is no Kohli or Rohit Sharma to guide and encourage him, he will have to move forward by playing responsibly on his own.

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