India, Feb. 14 -- Team India's unsatisfactory performance Down Under not too long ago, which resulted in them losing the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia, led to several changes in Indian cricket. Losing a Test series in Australia after 10 long years came with its set of repercussions. Star players were questioned, as were their future. Dressing room chats got leaked, and players bore the brunt. Gautam Gambhir's tenure as coach went from bad to worse, and Ravichandran Ashwin retired. Nonetheless, irrespective of all the drama surrounding the team during and after the tour, Indian cricket moved on, but not without a change in protocol.

The BCCI, in an attempt to inject more discipline among players, introduced a strict 10-p...