India the New Emerging Champions

India now has the ability to be the undisputed No.1 in Cricket. A series win for India in the four Test series against the touring Australian side would be a big step towards becoming the best team in the world.

Despite India not being No.1 according to the latest rankings, however beating world champions Australiain the current series would see a shift in power. The present crop of Indian cricketers under the able leadership of MS Dhoni, possess all the ingredients of future World Champions which was apparent at the T20 World Cup.

India has beaten Australia number to times to prove they are a genuine threat. If India's tour of Australia in 2007-08 had not suffered due to several questionable decisions by the umpires, India might already be No. 1.  India after losing the first test at Melbourne was on the verge of winning the Sydneytest, when Ponting-Ganguly controversy took place and unfortunately India lost the test.

Later India won the third test match on the bouncy track of Perth and again proved to the world that India is capable of playing in any condition and beating the best and the fourth test was drawn.  If all had been fair, then India would have won the series 2-1 thereby beating Australia in their own backyard after 16 years when they were last beaten by West Indies.

Moreover, India's U-19 team is also performing exceedingly well, ensuring a bright future.  They recently won the U-19 World Cup and have an ominous recent record.

With this new face of Indian cricket and amalgamation of old and new crop of cricketers, they can go a long way to prove themselves, provided they remain consistent.  Indian had never been consistent which has been their biggest drawback whereas Australians had always been consistent.

If India can keep up the good work and continue beating other teams can surely be on top of cricket.