Smith not worried about facing spin in India

Fresh from a testing tour of Bangladesh, Steven Smith, the Australia captain, doesn't think his team will face a similar trial by spin during the upcoming limited-overs series in India. Smith took into account not only his batsmen's ability but also the Indian pitches, which he believed, wouldn't offer as much spin in limited-overs cricket.

Australia will have an opportunity to acclimatise when they open the tour with a warm-up game against a Board President's XI in Chennai on Tuesday. "I think the one-day group has played spin pretty well for a while. Obviously we are still learning in the Test format," Smith said at the arrival press conference in Chennai. "We have come from a challenging tour from Bangladesh.