India’s dominance at home, built on the performances of Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma, came to an unexpected end as New Zealand recently secured a 3-0 victory in the Test series. New Zealand became the first team to inflict a 3-0 whitewash on India in India.This defeat has forced Indian cricket supporters to confront an uncomfortable truth about their ageing heroes potentially nearing retirement.