LONDON: England beat India in all three formats of play the last series at home, but one day captain Alastair Cook says the player MS Dhoni ODI men in court next month series would be a task much more difficult.Stating that the India team would be "itching" to get revenge, Cook said: "Of course, there will be very difficult. They have something to prove and that the conditions obviously suits them. I do not think we'll see a lot of grass in the windows of play.
"They are world champions at home and itching for revenge. It is up to us and how we deal with conditions and how we play. The best players to adapt to it. We have players who have never played in India, England shirt.
"The learning curve is very steep, but they manage it well," said Cook, the Daily Telegraph.
India suffered a humiliating 0-3 defeat in a dayers in England in a match of the series for the last five months, with a laundry and other game ending in a draw. England also has reduced India 4-0 in a series of tests that led to losing his number one.
Although Cook is aware that a number of key players of the Indian team - Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh - have been excluded from the first two ODIs due to injuries, but admitted that in their backyard, the 'India have a hard side to beat.
Tour of India will be a touchstone for Cook, both the captain and player, because England has not beaten India one-day series in India since 1985 and the last two series ends 5-1 and 5-0 keystrokes.
However, Cook was the development of the confidence of a good summer in one dayers, where he averaged 58 and scored runs at a rate of exercise 95.
"You could not go much better for me," said Cook.
"When a batsman I've always said that I could play one day cricket in England. I was back in action soon, and the captain and player you want to start. It adds a sense of authority. Kind of ends and doubts, and help Captain.
"It takes time for you to get used to being team captain and the coach and players to get used to you. Really, I did it in six weeks. It takes more than that, but people who work out of how I do things and what I expect of players, "he added
