I think Ian Chappell and some of us are missing an important point here..
We can argue all day about whether India deserve to be no. 1 or whether they w'd maintain #1 ranking for long. But they are #1 and it is a part of history. No one can change that and noone can deny them that honour. If India is not worthy of #1 ranking in tests, then it clearly shows how bad others are. Whether they can sustain it long-term is besides the point....they atleast got there, right!
Without a doubt Pakistan has a better bowling attack than India but in batting India is way ahead of us. Pakistan has a balanced test attack - Asif, Sami (on present form I w'd take him over Gul), Aamer and Kaneria but our current batting is just too weak - not to mention the pathetic catching - to make it count in test matches anywhere. Even when our bowlers have created wonderful match-winning opportunities recently, our batters have not been good enough to finish the job. We need to channel our energies into something more useful and positive rather than taking delight and satisfaction always in each others' failures and miseries. Pakistani cricketers should raise their performance and aspire to get to no. 1 position so one day we can be proud of their achievements.
And to give credit to India, they have been no.1 at one time or another in all 3 formats (be it briefly in ODIs) of cricket. Not even Australia have that honour. Australia have never been ranked no. 1 in T20
Chappell is simply not happy that Australia is not #1 in tests anymore
My 2 cents..