Kaif said Gambhir hasn't yet reached the stage to trigger changes in Virat Kohli's batting technique but he should have been better with choice of XI.

Ravi Shastri, the former India head coach, believes Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should return to domestic cricket in a bid to rediscover their form before the England tour. Shastri's suggestion comes on the back of India's 3-1 series loss in Australia.

The recently-concluded edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was a debacle India would want to erase from their memory at the earliest. was not available for the series opener due to household commitments.

Virat Kohli last played in Ranji Trophy in 2012, while Rohit Sharma has not featured in the tournament in the last nine years