Team India did win the first Test against Bangladesh by Chepauk comfortably, securing a 280-run triumph, but the result doesn't hide away issues that still remain.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Ravindra Jadeja were among the top performers in the series opener but the performance of stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma left much to desire.
Neither Virat nor Rohit succeeded in registering a big score in the two innings, prompting suggestions that they shouldn't have missed the Duleep Trophy.
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, sharing his rather blunt assessment of the situation, hit out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for treating players differently, based upon their stature and reputation. "I'm not worried, but I'm sure somebody made a note of the fact that they would have been better off had they played some red-ball cricket.