As Indian cricket grapples with the twin retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from Test cricket, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has urged fans and experts not to hit the panic button just yet. Drawing parallels with the post-Fab Four era, Manjrekar believes India has the resilience and talent pool to bounce back stronger than ever.

"I know there'll be a few fans concerned. There was a sense of panic when the fab four quit all at the same time, but guess what? A couple of years later, India was the number one Test team in the world," Manjrekar said in an Instagram video he posted.

India had risen to the top of the ICC Test rankings soon after that transitional phase.

"So, as long as I believe in this very strongly, as long as the sport is popular in India and there are enough young players, youth, desperate to play for India, and there are thousands in India, which means anybody who sort of comes through that kind of a grind has to be quality talent," said Manjrekar.

The 59-year-old also highlighted how the phase following the Fab Four's retirement coincided with the emergence of a more potent bowling attack.

"It will take a bit of time, but let's not panic. Remember what happened after Fab Four, the Indian bowling quality improved.

"The same could happen here as well. You'll discover new stars and new bowlers, and India will continue to be one of the top teams in the world."

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