India, May 7 -- India head coach Gautam Gambhir refused to confirm the names of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the upcoming England tour, saying he is not the selector and he only picks the XI once the squad is chalked out. Gambhir's next big assignment is the upcoming five-Test series against England, beginning June 20. Having lost back-to-back series against New Zealand and Australia, the England tour might just be make or break for Gambhir in terms of being the Test coach.

Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have had underwhelming returns with the bat in the longest format and the duo had a disastrous tour of Australia. Kohli scored 190 runs in 9 innings, including a century in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener in Perth.

On the other...