The Indian captain, believed that the South African fast bowlers are at the moment focusing on the short-pitch stuff to unsettle his team."It is not something which we are not expecting. It is after all how South Africa have achieved success against us in the past," he said.

Despite India's none-too-impressive record here, Dhoni is unperturbred and said his team is in good form and are not thinking about past record in South Africa.

"We do not pay attention to what history says about what happened here in the past. We do not think too much about the statistics," said Dhoni.

At the top of ICC Test rankings at the moment, India have won just one of the 12 Tests in South Africa.
Dhoni was all praise for coach Gary Kirsten and said his knowledge of the local conditions will certainly come in handy.

"Gary Kirsten is the best thing that could have happened to Indian cricket. He not only knows our players but also understands the mindset of the South Africans and that insight will be important," he said.