India should win the World Test Championship final against New Zealand since they have more impact players, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said.
During the decade 1979-80 to 1988-89, West Indies played 20 series winning 14 and drawing five. Their only series loss came in New Zealand in 1979-80.
The former opening batsman picked South African batsman AB de Villiers as the best batsman in the format.
While the New Zealand side has already arrived in the UK ahead of their two-Test series against England, the Indian contingent is expected to arrive in the first week of June.
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opener was clueless in this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), failing to make an impact in the tournament.
Gavaskar's view was seconded by the national team's bowling coach Bharath Arun.
Padikkal has become a mainstay at the top of the order for RCB and scored his first Indian Premier League (IPL) century on Thursday.
Samson scored a blistering 119 in the first match of the IPL season but has since managed scores of 4, 1 and 21.
Last year in the UAE, Dhoni had a below-par season with the bat, managing to score just 200 runs in 14 games at an average of 25.
The man who followed Dhoni at No. 8, Sam Curran, got a 15-ball 34 to help CSK post a challenging 188/7 on the board on Saturday.
The Delhi-based outfit, which finished as runners-up in the previous IPL edition in the UAE, will eye its maiden title this year under the leadership of Pant.
MI are the two-time defending champions and have a very strong team that comprises heavyweight Indian and international players.
The 25-year-old from Karnataka made a sensational debut in his international career when he claimed four wickets in the first ODI against England.
Gavaskar had said that Bairstow looked "uninterested" after a soft dismissal off Ravichandran Ashwin in the second innings of the second Test in Chennai.
After Kohli's departure, Rahul and Rishabh Pant added 113 runs for the fourth wicket in less than 13 overs against England.
Captain Kohli and Rohit opened the innings for India in a T20I for the first time on Saturday and their 94-run stand played a key role in India's win over England by 36 runs.
The legendary batsman made his Test debut on March 6, 1971 against the West Indies, a series which India won.
The BCCI felicitated Gavaskar during the lunch break of the ongoing Test between India and England as secretary Jay Shah presented him with a special cap.
On this day 50 years ago, legendary former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar made his international debut against West Indies.
Come March 6, Gavaskar will complete 50 years of his association with Indian cricket -- five decades when he has remained ever-relevant taking on a variety of roles.
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