India down under

World Test Championship: The disappointing performance by the Indian batters in the 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand is a cause for concern for the Indian team, said captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday. However, he said India will have to regroup from that at the earliest as they have a good opportunity to "do something really, really special in Australia".

India are scheduled to visit Australia for a five-match Test series which became very crucial after the team slipped down the World Test Championship standings. India have won the last two editions of the Border Gavaskar Trophy and are hoping for a hat-trick of series wins.

But the batting unit's abject surrender against New Zealand and especially the failure to score of the team's two senior-most players -- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli --has left people doubting India's chances against India Down Under.