Ex-India cricketer Manoj Tiwary said Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma wanted to save Test cricket, but quit due to bad atmosphere in the team. Talking about India head coach Gautam Gambhir blaming the team's transition for their 30-run loss against South Africa in Kolkata, Tiwary stated, "This whole 'transition phase' talk...I don’t agree with it. India don't need a transition."