Goa, April 6 -- India's once-unshakeable dominance in Test cricket has slipped significantly over the last 18 months, with consecutive home series defeats exposing gaps that had long been masked by white-ball success. Since 2012, India had not lost a single Test series at home, but the 3-0 whitewash by New Zealand in 2024 and the 2-0 defeat to South Africa in 2025 ended that era abruptly.

With senior pillars such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R. Ashwin retired, the transition phase has highlighted the need for a deeper red-ball structure.At the centre of the BCCI's overhaul is young talent like Vaibhav Suryawanshi, who is part of a carefully designed pathway aimed at rebuilding India's Test depth.

The revamped Centre of Excellence (C...