India are renowned for their flamboyant batters but have in recent years given rise to a number of respectable bowlers. They have quite a balanced team and some serious mettle in the form of Harbhajan Singh, who has sorted out both Matthew Hayden and his own team-mate Sreesanth. He is just an example of the new ruthlessness appearing in Indian cricket.

The youngest recognised team in world cricket, they revolutionised one-day cricket with their opening over onslaughts at the 1996 World Cup. A very steady team, who like New Zealand, often prove to be more than the sum of their parts and have provided us with some of the more unusual bowlers on the world stage, such as Muralitharan or Ajantha Mendis.