Reportedly while there is no doubt the squad has worked very hard to reach the numero-uno position under the leadership of kohli, they haven't really been able to live up to the tag of the best Test side in the world cricket over the last couple of years, it has to be said.
Meanwhile it is time we finally accept and start pointing out the flaws that the team has been hiding under their home wins and the solitary series victory in SENA countries ever since they hit the road at the beginning of 2018. Furthermore series losses in south africa 2017-18 (2-1), england 2018 (4-1) and now in new zealand (2-0) has once again contradicted the head coach ravi Shastri's claim of the current indian team being one of the best travelling sides.
Note barring their historic series triumph in australia in 2018-19, Team india and especially their batsmen, have struggled to cope with the conditions and play like the No. 1 Test team against the likes of Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, james Anderson, Stuart Broad, Trent Boult and Tim Southee. Perhaps as die-hard fans of Test cricket, the performances and results of this indian team haven't been nearly as good as what we have witnessed in the past from the No. 1 ranked sides like the west indies team under Clive Lloyd in the 1980s and early 90s.
