According to Shastri, the players may use the time to re-energise themselves, especially after a gruelling New Zealand tour where India played five T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests.
With Rohit's absence at the top, Virat Kohli was expected to come good with the bat but his outright failure in both the Test matches meant India were just not good enough against the Kiwis as they lost the series 0-2.
Kohli, however, hasn't been in the best of forms considering his own standards in recent times.
The Black Caps managed to get all the 120 points at stake in the recently concluded series against India and in doing so have left the Championship table wide open.
India lost the two-Test series 0-2 with Kohli averaging just 9.50.
With New Zealand looking comfortable while chasing India's total on the third morning, the Indian skipper was heard shouting to his teammates.
Notably, New Zealand managed to win the first Test in Wellington in just over three days while they managed to win the second Test win by seven wickets within three days.
Pant managed to score 60 runs in the Test series.
Despite not being able to win or draw a single Test in the series, India remain at the top of the ICC World Test Championship table with 360 points.
This is the first instance in the history of Test match cricket when Bumrah has outscored Kohli in a Test innings.
