London, Aug. 5 -- Former Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane opened up on India's Test downfall in the past two years, saying that the longer format demands that seven to eight seniors are a part of the team, and senior players leaving one by one has become an issue for the two-time World Test Championship (WTC) finalists.

Rahane, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, was speaking on the 'Stick to Cricket' podcast. Since India failed to capture the ICC World Test Championship crown in 2023, Team India has moved on from its senior players slowly.

While Rahane and his middle-order batting partner Cheteshwar Pujara were the first fatalities after the WTC final loss to Australia and found themselves out of the set-up...