The Indian team has been reigning supreme in all formats of the game.
Former Pakistan batsman Mushtaq Mohammad believes India's amazing rise since the turn of the century into a cricketing superpower is down to strong, untinkered structures in place, aiding the growth of its young talent and taking it past its neighbours as well as the rest of the world.
India is currently on top of the World Test Championship points table and remains an all-conditions force in the limited-overs game while Pakistan continues to struggle with inconsistency across formats, much to Mushtaq's disappointment.
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"They are ahead of Pakistan and some other nations now because they have developed a sound cricket system by not making too many changes to their structure, their domestic and international players are well paid and they have built a strong pool of players," PTI quoted him as saying.
The IPL also has helped young Indian cricketers by giving them a platform to learn from the world's renowned coaches and by playing with and against the best overseas players. "That has helped them a lot," Mushtaq said. "They pay and look after their players so well that their players don't mind this restriction and can focus on India."
"Indian cricket is at top now because look at the number of matches they are playing at home and they are also getting better on overseas tours. In comparison, Pakistan hardly plays regular Test series."
Mushtaq, who played over 500 first-class matches, including 57 Tests for his nation, deemed it extremely unfortunate that India and Pakistan no longer regularly face each other because of the political tensions.
"It is very sad for someone like me because I played a lot against and with Indian players and I learnt from them and they from me," he said.
"It is unfortunate that politics has crept in and India doesn't want to play bilateral matches with us. It is hurting world cricket."
(Inputs from PTI)