Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of India's national selectors, has outlined two important targets for the team - to be the No. 1 ODI team this year and top the Test rankings by 2010. He says India are currently the most balanced among the top three teams, including Australia and South Africa.
"I believe India are the best-balanced side, in batting and bowling, among the top three teams," Srikkanth told the Hindu. "But then, the development of a side is a process and cannot be done overnight. At the end of 2009, we should be the No. 1 team in the ODIs. By 2010, we should be the top team in Test cricket. This is the dream of the selection committee and the Board."
"We have been performing consistently well in all conditions. We have beaten the West Indies in the West Indies and England in England in Test cricket. But for the umpiring errors in Sydney, we could have won the series in Australia too. We won a Test in South Africa and came close to winning the series. In the one-day arena in 2008,India won the CB tri-series in Australia early last year followed by bilateral series victories against Sri Lanka and England.
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