1990's : India is considered the strongest batting lineup. India tours abroad. India lose the series but for some brilliant individual performances.
2000-2008 : India's batting is considered best on paper. India tours abroad and wins a test once in a while.
2008-2010 : India is rarely tested abroad. India find themselves at the top of Test rankings. After all India can boast of the strongest batting lineup in world cricket! Dhoni becomes some sort of a talisman who can do no wrong(mainly because of winning a few T20 tournaments which is considered cricket by some and the world cup on pitches where even Yuvraj Singh managed to pick five wickets)
2011 : Two tough foreign tours. It's time to get the rankings in order.
