5 reasons why India's dominance in Tests will continue for a while

4. Focus on fitness and diet

Virat Kohli has set up a strong culture for the team

A captain thinks about making the team better. You cannot win every match, but you can prepare your team to give a fight in all conditions, against any opposition.

Virat Kohli's captaincy has always been under scrutiny because of his record with RCB, but that is not a good measure of his strongest suits as a leader.

You get different players for different years in a T20 franchise tournament, and Kohli's ability to judge the team quickly and calculate what works best has been found wanting. But his influence on the way Team India trains, and the way the team members eat and go about their jobs on the field, is evident.

India's fielding has improved drastically in recent times. The fast bowlers have been kept away from severe injuries. The workload has been managed really well.

The fast bowling department showed fire and stamina all through the hectic year of 2018, thanks largely to the improved fitness standards in the team.