The best teams across 145 years of Test cricket - part one

First series win in England since 1999 was firm focus, says vice-captain

The India batter believes there is still a specific role for him in the national team, one that his time in the IPL has helped him develop

"The idea is for them to get exposure in England," BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal says

"I have to make sure I am fit to be able to bowl and if I bowl, that brings balance to the Indian side"

India spinner also thinks New Zealand will come into WTC final 'with an advantage', having played England in England in the lead-in

They will be tested regularly before departing for Colombo on June 28

Sakariya and Gaikwad talk about their maiden India call-up and what they're most looking forward to in Sri Lanka

For long, its population made the country's talent pool notionally the world's largest. Now India has methods to identify and develop that talent to the fullest

Bhuvneshwar Kumar named vice-captain, Chetan Sakariya and Nitish Rana among new faces in the mix