To which Farhan Akhtar essaying the role of Indian sprinting phenom Milkha Singh replies, "Daudunga bhi waise hi (I'll run accordingly)." The upcoming five-match Test series in Australia might just be that for a bunch of the Indian Test oldies, who have certainly witnessed their hair turning grey in the grind and toil of Test cricket. With the PTI report recently suggesting a sunset for at least two of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in a phased manner post-Australia, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy might just be it, especially with the Indian team's WTC final qualification under threat. The New Zealand whitewash will be hurting the whole team, especially the seniors who put in hard yards day in and day out to build such a streak and their legacy in Test cricket, particularly at home. The players weren't good enough and skipper Rohit Sharma was the first to admit that. The game against spin has deteriorated to such an extent that Will Young, the reserve batter in the New Zealand line-up, was able to apply himself better than the whole Indian batting unit except for Rishabh Pant, who continued to succeed at the Test level. And with a failure as colossal as this, Rohit and Kohli, the two senior statesmen were bound to be asked for accountability with bowlers doing the heavy lifting. Rohit scored 91 runs in six innings and Kohli was at 93 with a half-century each. The timing of the monumental collapse is so wretched that India can't even make wholesale changes with the Australia series literally hanging over the head like sword and squad already being announced. So what does India need to do? Win? That would be a start! Rohit might miss the Perth Test for personal reasons and every eye, hope and expectation will be there on the blue-eyed boy, who might be at the beginning of the end of his career. Kohli is clearly struggling. His last Test century came back in July 2023 in the West Indies. But the change in conditions from spin to bouncier and seaming ones might just be what the doctor ordered for Kohli, who was called emperor on live commentary when the last time he was here in Australia.