Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has shared his views on India’s Test team post the Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli era as well. The veteran duo recently announced their retirements from Test cricket, just ahead of the
England tour in June as well.

Talking on a video posted by himself on Instagram, Sanjay Manjrekar said via The Indian Express, “I know there’ll be a few fans concerned. There was a sense of panic when the fab four quit all at the same time, but guess what? A couple of years later, India was the number one Test team in the world.”

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“It will take a bit of time, but let’s not panic. Remember what happened after Fab Four, the Indian bowling quality improved. The same could happen here as well. You’ll discover new stars and new bowlers, and India will continue to be one of the top teams in the world,” he further expressed.

With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s absence, India will face a huge challenge in England without two of their best players as well. While Sanjay Manjrekar agreed that Team India’s fragility at present depends on the batting, he also added that it wouldn’t take long to get better as well.

“You need some time. Because in overseas conditions, batting is very important and that is where our current fragility lies. But guess what? There’s another way to look at this current Indian team, where Rohit and Virat Kohli were part of the Indian team. India lost 3-0 at home against New Zealand and lost poorly, badly in Australia as well. So guess what? With this team, we just have nothing to lose. All the best New India,” Sanjay Manjrekar concluded.