Michael Clarke namedropped MS Dhoni while giving his verdict over the controversy around Ravindra Jadeja's interview ahead of the Boxing Day Test match.
Fans and experts have questioned Rohit Sharma's place in the team after his recent failures with the bat.
Virat Kohli arrived in Australia under a lot of pressure after failing in India's home Test series loss against New Zealand, where he scored just 93 across six innings.
Australia have not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2014-15, and have also lost two series' at home in the same period.
Virat has just scored 488 runs at a shockingly low average of 20.33 across all formats in 2024.
Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke has come out in support of India captain Rohit Sharma's decision to miss out on the Border Gavaskar Trophy series opener due to the birth of his second child.
Michael Clarke expressed that if star India batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli fail to perform during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, they could retire from the format.
Australia rested key players in the third and final ODI against Pakistan, a move that contributed to Pakistan's historic ODI series win over Australia on their home soil for the first time in 22 years
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have come under the scanner after the embarrassing 0-3 whitewash to New Zealand.
The 2024 edition of the Lanka Premier League will run from July 1 to 21.