Team India are currently playing Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series after which the home side will lock horns with Australia for the first ODI on January 14.
Soon after Australia's emphatic 3-0 series victory over New Zealand, skipper Tim Paine has publicly lauded his players for their topnotch performances.
The Aussies next take on India in a three-match ODI series away from home later this month and Paine decided to release a warning for the 'Men In Blue' ahead of the much-awaited encounter between the two nations.
“We're certainly a different side than what they played against last year. There's (also) Test championship points at stake and I think both India and Australia are eyeing off that final so every point is going to be critical. If we can continue our upward trend, you're potentially talking about the top two teams in the world so it's going to be an awesome series,” Paine claimed.
“Every team wants to be ruthless. (But) I think there were probably periods in the Test series against India we should have capitalized on, but through wanting it too much, or trying too hard, or putting too much pressure on ourselves, we let it slip. When those big moments come now, we just focus on executing our roles,” he added.
The 25-year-old also expressed his delight over his side managing to secure five consecutive wins on home turf.
“I came into this summer expecting to win all five Tests. I think now we've got a team together that is really consistent, we've got a number of match-winners with both bat and ball and our lesser players have improved a hell of a lot over the last 12 months,” Pain said.
“We've probably become more ruthless which was something we wanted to be. We've got great quality throughout our side and it's a very exciting team to be part of.”
Team India are currently playing Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series after which the home side will lock horns with Australia for the first ODI on January 14.
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