Is this really the best Indian team in the last 15 years?

The opposition

Kallis is among many legends that have retired and left their teams substantially weakened

Ok, let's cut straight to the chase. The current Australian team doesn't hold a candle against the vintage Australian team. Let's go one step further. The current Australian team is a pale shadow of what it was a year back.

Moving beyond Australia, let's talk about South Africa, they've lost Kallis, Smith, Boucher, Ntini and many more. Recently they even lost out on the services of AB de Villiers. They are not the team they used to be in their prime.

England is probably the most all-rounded team in the world as it ticks most of the boxes. And, this is the reality of the cricketing world right now. The major nations are in a rebuilding phase and both India and England are probably the most well-placed teams in the world right now.

So, yes this team might have won against this Australian team but it would have been very tough to beat a full-strength Australian team (as was the case against South Africa and England earlier this year)