Pace, not spin, will be Aussie trumpcard in India

Former India great and pace spearhead Kapil Dev, whose career tally of 434 wickets included 219 on home soil, said the quicks had a major role to play in Indian conditions.

"Good fast bowlers and seamers have always done well in India," Dev told AFP.

"It moves around in the morning and reverse swing with the old ball can be very deadly."

Recent results at the venues chosen for the four-Test series will bring smiles on Australian faces.

India have not won a Test at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy stadium since beating New Zealand in 1995. The hosts lost to Australia twice there in 1998 and 2004, were beaten by South Africa in 2000 and by Pakistan in 2005.

The wicket at Mohali, venue of the second Test, has traditionally provided bounce where India has managed just two wins of the seven matches played there.

Anil Kumble's men will fancy their chances in the third Test at the renovated Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi where the hosts have won all their last seven matches.

The fourth and final Test will be played at the newly-built stadium on the outskirts of Nagpur, with the curator promising "a feast for the Indian spinners."