India, Jan. 28 -- India captain Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer will not be part of the sixth round of the Ranji Trophy group stage, but the cynosure of the final round of India's premier domestic red-ball tournament has been the return of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. However, ahead of their respective returns on Wednesday, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar sent a warning to BCCI over their fresh diktat on domestic cricket participation.

The mandate was part of BCCI's 10-point diktat which was enforced in the wake of India's horrendous show on the tour of Australia, with even head coach Gautam Gambhir urging India regulars to prioritise domestic cricket when away from national duty.

"Participation in Domesti...