#4 The Fab Five of Indian cricket bid adieu
There was a time when Indian cricket was almost synonymous with the fab five. The coterie which included Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag enthralled cricketing audience all over the world.
However, when they decided to slowly pass the baton, it came as a shock to many Indian fans, and there were concerns about how the team would fare without these stalwarts.
The transition was a smooth one, and a new crop of players quickly established themselves as the new nucleus of the team. Young players like Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and captain Virat Kohli made themselves the new group of match-winners for the Indian team.
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