Bowler-friendly conditions will help India, says MS Dhoni

Bowler-friendly conditions in Durban will help India in the second Test against South Africa  starting on Sunday, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Saturday.

India are coming off an innings defeat in the first Test at Centurion but Dhoni said that the cloudy, humid conditions  and green wicket would help his team take the 20 wickets they  need to level the three-test series.

"In the last game we were not even able to take 10  wickets, which is always a worry if you want to win a test  match," Dhoni told a news conference in Durban.

"Here it looks as if the bowlers will have the upper hand,  which means we will look to strike with the ball. The weather  forecast suggests it will be quite cloudy during the match and  the stats say that whenever it''s cloudy in Durban the ball  does a bit."

India have been boosted by the return to fitness of fast bowler Zaheer Khan, who has taken 261 wickets in 76 tests.

"Zaheer Khan will be back in the side, which is a big  bonus for us. We know that our bowlers have the talent, they  just need to execute our plans well and be patient," he added.

A loss in Durban would see South Africa win the series but  Dhoni said that did not place any extra pressure on his team.

"When you are the number one side in the world every game  is important, irrespective of where you stand in a series," he  said.

"We don't place any extra emphasis on an individual match  because if you do that you just create extra pressure for  yourself."