After India won the T20I World Cup on June 29, 2024, Rahul Dravid stepped down as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Gautam Gambhir then took over as India’s new head coach. The team expected to defeat Bangladesh and New Zealand in the upcoming home series and then head to Australia with confidence. But India, who were hoping to qualify for the World Test Championship final with a win over New Zealand, were instead whitewashed in the home series. That series, in fact, was an early warning.

In March this year, India lifted the Champions Trophy under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. After this, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket. However, both decided to continue playing in the ODI format. Since Rohit retired from the T20I and Test formats, he also lost his ODI cap

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