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[caption id="attachment_22835" align="alignnone" width="580"] This Indian Test team can be at the top for long time: Laxman. Courtsey : cricwaves.com[/caption] Internet Desk : Former Indian Batsman VVS Laxman  said this Indian Test team will be a power house of test cricket in a few days. The great VVS predicted , this Indian Test team would be compared with the former great side of test cricket like West Indies and Australia. India will start their home season at Kanpur Test against the mighty New Zealand side. Indian wants to be the number one side in tests again ,for this they must have to win this home series against the Quies . Laxman thinks achieving the number one status will just be the beginning of a long journey. "It's a great opportunity for India because they are going to play three quality Test playing countries. This India team has the potential to be the number one and they can be the best Test playing nation for a very long time," Laxman told in a promotional event. He said,” The reason for that is everyone is young in their Test careers and also they have played a lot in overseas conditions. From personal experience I have seen that once you play overseas you become an allround player because you get to play in different types of wickets, different weather conditions, different kinds of oppositions who are very good in their own backyard.” He added ,"So I think they are well rounded cricketers now and playing in India they know what kind of conditions to expect, it gives the team the right kind of platform to showcase its talent, play to their potential and once they do that they will start dominating Test cricket for a long time". He added India should play at Kanpur with five bowlers and India should open their innings with Murali Vijay and KL Rahul, with Cheteswar Pujara at number three as he played some brilliant knocks in Duleep Trophy. "All of them are peaking at the right time, all of them are just about three or four years into their Test careers and all of them are young and fit and very talented. This team has got the talent, the all round experience by touring all over the world and playing in different conditions. They have got great skill sets - be it in batting, fielding, spin bowling or fast bowling department." "I think Virat Kohli is very fortunate to have players from which he can chose depending on the playing conditions. They have really impressed not only in Indian conditions but all over the world and all of them have great work ethic. Kohli is an inspiration, a trendsetter  for me as he inspires his colleagues to raise the benchmark. He is always looking for wins. He is flexible and has conveyed the message that he is here to win.Asked about coach Anil Kumble, he said, "Anil is one of the most hard working cricketers I have come across and I am sure he will instill the same as a coach as well and it started off well in the West Indies. I believe that Virat and Anil will continue in same vein."