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

The verdict

There are still some gaps to bridge for this side to be the best ever

As I said, this post was all about digging into the details and this does answer a few questions.

Is it really the best Indian team to have toured Australia? Probably not, as both the teams in 2003 and the 2007-08 series were probably a bit more balanced and had a vastly more reliable batting line-up albeit a shade weaker bowling lineup.

Is it really one of the biggest triumphs in Indian Cricket? No, because India were the favourites to win here and the past wins in Adelaide (2003) and Perth(2007-08) were probably against much stronger oppositions.

But if there's one thing that can be taken out as a positive is that, in an era where home series has almost reached the status of fortresses, India are one of the few teams that has been able to notch up wins while travelling which makes it one of the more formidable sides in the world