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It will be a tragedy of epic proportions if his career suffers an early demise due to mismanagement and excess workload.
Ashwin was forced to leave for Chennai to attend to his ailing mother, hours after reaching the coveted milestone of 500 Test wickets on the second day of the match.
India will play the remainder of the third Test with 10 men and four specialist bowlers.
Dravid's contract ended after the ODI World Cup final last year, but he was asked to continue in his role along with other support staff for the December-January tour to South Africa without finalising the tenure.
It has been learnt that the BCCI top brass has already instructed Ishan Kishan to play Jharkhand's last group league game against Rajasthan in Jamshedpur, starting on Friday.
Devdutt Padikkal replaced Rahul in the squad.
The loss in the final will rankle the youngsters who are part of the squad. But they should take heart from the fact that they got an invaluable exposure which will stand them in good stead in their future careers.
The injured duo of batter K L Rahul and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were recalled to the squad but will play subject to fitness clearance from the medical team.
De Villiers had said Kohli and Anushka were expecting their second child which led to the star Indian batter missing the first two Tests against England.
Iyer has complained of stiffness in the back and pain in the groin area and he will be sent to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further tests, an Indian Express report said.