India, Nov. 26 -- 'ndia's 408-run thrashing in Guwahati isn't just another bad day at the office - it feels like the first full-blown stress test of Indian Test cricket after Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin walked away from the format.

For a decade, those three acted like insurance policies - papering over selection errors, bad pitches, and fragile teammates with sheer quality and personality. Now, the insurance had lapsed, and every crack is suddenly visible.

Virat Kohli walked away from Tests in May 2025 with 9,230 runs at 46.85, 30 centuries, and a legacy built on winning tough series abroad. Rohit, who called time on his red-ball career a few days earlier, finished with 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57, most of t...