Sunil Gavaskar: Virat Kohli-led Test team India’s best ever

Bengaluru: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has hailed the Virat Kohli-led Test team as India’s best ever. The batting legend said they have the bowling attack to win the five-day contests on any pitch. Gavaskar compared the present outfit with the past ones and explained how Kohli’s men were different.

<p>“I believe this team is the best ever Indian Test team in terms of balance, in terms of ability, in terms of skills, in terms of temperament. Can’t think of a better Indian Test team,” Gavaskar said.</p>

“I believe this team is the best ever Indian Test team in terms of balance, in terms of ability, in terms of skills, in terms of temperament. Can’t think of a better Indian Test team,” Gavaskar said.

<p>"This team has the attack to win on any surface. It doesn't need any help in conditions...they can win on any surface. Batting-wise there were teams in 1980s that were pretty similar. But they didn't have the bowlers that Virat has,” the former captain said at the <em>India Today</em> e-Conclave Inspiration.</p>

"This team has the attack to win on any surface. It doesn't need any help in conditions...they can win on any surface. Batting-wise there were teams in 1980s that were pretty similar. But they didn't have the bowlers that Virat has,” the former captain said at the India Today e-Conclave Inspiration.

<p>“Definitely without a question, India has got such a varied bowling attack today and that is so essential. There is a saying that 'if you don't take 20 wickets you won't win a match'. We have got the bowling to take 20 Australian wickets on 1 run less than what India has scored,” Gavaskar, who was the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs, said.</p>

“Definitely without a question, India has got such a varied bowling attack today and that is so essential. There is a saying that 'if you don't take 20 wickets you won't win a match'. We have got the bowling to take 20 Australian wickets on 1 run less than what India has scored,” Gavaskar, who was the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs, said.

<p>Kohli took India to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings. Also, in 2018-19, they became the first Indian side to win a Test series in Australia.</p>

Kohli took India to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings. Also, in 2018-19, they became the first Indian side to win a Test series in Australia.

<p>Currently, India are on top of the ICC World Test Championships (WTC) table.</p>

Currently, India are on top of the ICC World Test Championships (WTC) table.