Bowling will determine our Test future, says Dravid

Four years ago, Rahul Dravid created history as he led India to twin Test series triumphs, against the West Indies and England respectively.

While the 1-0 victory against West Indies came after a long wait of 35 years, India's victory against England also came after a long wait of 21 years.

But this time, the Indian team is embarking on both the tours as the world's number one team, while Dravid, no longer the captain, will be looking to make major contributions with the bat.

It has been 15 years since Dravid made his Test debut, with a solid innings of 95 at Lord's and he is hoping to get a hundred this time and etch his name on the Honours Boards at the famed cricket stadium, also known as the Home of Cricket.

Dravid, 38, has been an integral part of the Indian Test batting line-up, regarded one of the best in contemporary cricket. He is the third highest scorer in Test cricket with more than 12,000 runs to his credit and has held the most number of catches (200), but the veteran is not satisfied yet and wants to keep going and improving everyday.

The Indian batting legend discusses India's rise to number one in Tests and why he believes bowling will hold the key to India's Test future in an in-depth interview with Senior Associate Editor Harish Kotian.

You must be having happy memories of West Indies, having led India to a Test series victory, for the first time in 35 years in 2006?

Obviously, I have some very fond memories of the last tour. We played some very good cricket right through the tour and then to win in the end was really good. 

Also, West Indies is a lovely place to play cricket and the people there are fantastic. There is a great vibe around the ground so it is a lovely place to tour and a lovely place to play cricket.