Kirsten unconcerned about past
"The last tour was six or seven years ago and we don't focus on what's in the past, we worry about what's happening ahead," said
"We're certainly not talking in our team meetings about what happened here six years ago.
"We have played 17 games of cricket since September last year and lost one. So we are very happy with our performance."
"Everyone's talking about the wickets but the wickets I saw (when
"It's not something that's concerning our minds too much. We are well planned for any conditions, our team is well balanced."
"What we've said is that every bowler is going to have to do the hard yards at some stage, because it's not going to be easy," said Kirsten.
"But we've prepared for that. We don't operate as a bunch of individuals. We focus on what we can do as a team and we know that someone's going to have to step up to the plate and do something that's not easy to do. But all these players are ready for that."
"Certainly in the past Indian teams haven't toured too well but I think they have put a lot of that to bed over the last couple of years. They have started to do well. They did really well in
"If you look at the way they've played all over the world in the last 18 months. They have gone round the world and at home and they've played very, very good cricket.
"They have got some explosive players and they are obviously coached really well.
"(The tour) is coming at a time that should be a really good test for us and it's really exciting for
"Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, these senior guys need to step up and they are aware of that," he added.
"They see it as a fantastic opportunity to show their wares as well. For us to perform well we need our senior players to play well."
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