India are beginning to turn the heat on with the ball. Displays such as the one against Sri Lanka on Tuesday can be a catalyst to lift the mood, pouncing on every small window that the opposition opens for them. For a team that looked nowhere close to playing its A-game a week ago, they are now beginning to resemble a hungry pack intent on ending the ICC title drought as hope gradually keeps building ahead of the World Cup next month.

Despite all the riches they have in batting, this is a team that has soared high thanks to a strong bowling unit that takes the conditions out of the equation. In an era where most have built their teams around batsmen, India have gone the other way round, as they believe bowlers win matches in a format loaded in favour of the bat. It is the module according to which they built their Test team and just in time for the World Cup, India seem to be replicating the same in the 50-over format.