INDIA captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has vowed to give his touring side the best possible chance to exploit Australia's weaknesses, and is well aware this campaign is perceived as his nation's greatest chance to win a series on Australian soil.
Four summers ago, India's campaign was undermined by a rushed preparation, and Dhoni, whose team will assemble in Canberra today ahead of two tour matches, said the tourists would not make the same mistake again. ''It depends on how we prepare ourselves during the 12 days before the Test match and how we adapt to the conditions,'' Dhoni said before leaving India. ''Most of the batsmen have played there before. We are hoping we will do well there. Even last time [in 2007-08], we had a very good chance and we did really perform well. It is not that if the opposition is not doing well it will be a best chance for us. We have to play to the level of the kind of talent that we have got and not worry about such things.''
India's batting, led by Sachin Tendulkar, is strong and experienced but much will depend on whether fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma can stay fit, with the attack expected to be rounded out by paceman Umesh Yadav and spinner R Ashwin.
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