NEW DELHIUnder Kohli, India reachedthe top of ICC Test rankingsand the team is currentlyat number one spot inthe World Test Championshipstandings.The highlight of theteam’s success is thefirst Test series winin Australia in 2018-19 tour.“I believe this team is thebest ever Indian Test team interms of balance, in terms ofability, in terms of skills, interms of temperament. Can’tthink of a better Indian Testteam,” Gavaskar said.Gavaskar said what standsout in the current team isthe “varied bowling attack”which can
win matches onany surface, irrespectiveof the conditions.“ T h i steam hasthe attackto win onany surface.It doesn’tneed any helpin conditions...they can winon any surface.Batting-wise therewere teams in1980s that werepretty similar.But they didn’thave the bowlersthat Virat has,” the formercaptain said.Talking further about theworld-class bowlers Indiacurrently has, Gavaskar said,“Definitely without a question,India has got such a variedbowling attack today andthat is so essential. There is asaying that ‘if you don’t take20 wickets you won’t win amatch’“We have got the bowling totake 20 Australian wickets on1 run less than what India hasscored,” said the 71-year-oldGavaskar, who scored 10122runs from 125 Tests between1971 and 1987.While India have alwayshad skilled batsmen andgreat spinners, it has beenthe development of a clutchof world-class fast bowlerslike Jasprit Bumrah, MohammedShami, Ishant Sharma,Umesh Yadav and BhuvneshwarKumar that has madeit the world’s top team in recentyears.
