Australia is set to take on India in the forthcoming five match series, it is going to yet another thrilling encounter between the two top sides. Ahead of the series Australian skipper pointed out that Indian spin department are top notch but his side are also well equipped to handle the Indian spinners.
Earlier this year, spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared 46 wickets between them to bowl India to a 2-1 series victory against Australia, who also tasted their maiden test defeat against a spin-heavy Bangladesh last month.
India has rested Ashwin and Jadeja for the first three ODIs and Smith believes the wickets in the shorter format will not be as helpful to the slower bowlers.
"I think the one-day group has played spin pretty well for a while. Obviously, we are still learning in the test format," Smith said after his arrival in Chennai, which will host the first ODI on Sunday.
"We have come from a challenging tour from Bangladesh. The guys are learning and trying to improve. So, hopefully, they can continue to do so.
"(I am) not sure the one-day wickets will present quite as much spin (as) perhaps some of the test wickets. But we have to wait and see and adapt to the conditions accordingly."
The side has history of fierce battles and sparks often fly whenever they face each other but the Australian skipper was confident that the upcoming series will be played in good spirit.
"It's always a hard-fought contest playing against India and we're excited by the challenge of playing over here," the 28-year-old said.
"Looking back to the last one-day tour of India, I wasn't on it in 2013, but it was a big run-fest from memory with pretty flat wickets and big totals.
"We'll see what we're presented with but it could be the same again."
Smith was hopeful leg-spinner Adam Zampa will have a big impact on the series with his knowledge of the Indian conditions having played in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.
"He has got a pretty good record over the last a year or two," Smith said. "He has got some experience playing in these conditions in IPL. So, we know what to expect from Zampa.
Kohli's men have been on a roll in tests and are just back after subjecting Sri Lanka to a tour whitewash by winning all nine matches there.
"We have been following the India-Lanka series in bits and pieces," he said. "They are playing some really good cricket. It's a good challenge for us.
"It' s always tough playing India in India. They are very good ODI side. Just seeing the side they have announced, it looks like a strong side. We are excited by the challenge of the series."