Sunil Gavaskar took a brutal dig at the coaching staff after India slumped to a 3-1 loss in the recently concluded five-match Test series against Australia.

The victory also means the hosts booked their spot in a second straight World Test Championship final where it will play the already-qualified South Africa at Lord’s in June.

India faced a crushing defeat in Sydney Test, losing to Australia by six wickets, and with it, surrendered Border-Gavaskar Trophy after holding it for a decade. The loss is particularly painful for India,

India contemplated Test cricket without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on Monday after the star duo again failed to fire in the bruising series defeat to Australia.

India coach Gautam Gambhir said veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli still have a future in the team if they want it, despite disappointing returns on the test tour of Australia. The tourists went down 3-1 in the series after losing the fifth test by six wickets on Sunday to relinquish the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.

Gambhir makes it clear that he wants Test hopefuls to take domestic cricket seriously, and play the Ranji Trophy if they are not committed elsewhere