Having served extremely hostile tracks to India during the home series earlier this year, New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is worried that India might return the favour when he brings his side over in October-November, hoping to register his country's first ever Test series win on Indian soil.

"I do worry about the type of pitches we are going to get after what happened in New Zealand during the summer," Fleming, one of New Zealand's most successful captains, said.

During the New Zealand tour in December-January, the Indians played on pitches tailor-made for the home bowlers, which not only offered great pace but also enormous sideways movement. India suffered humiliating losses in both the Test as well as one-day series with their famed batting line-up unable to cope up with the challenge.

Fleming realises that his team faces the prospect of a similar rout against the likes of Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble if the Indians opt for sharp turning tracks.

New Zealand have never won a Test series in India, since they first toured the country in 1955-56 under Henry Cave. In fact, they lost on all but one of their seven trips, something that Fleming is very keen to change.

He is keenly awaiting the outcome of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's fixtures committee meeting, in Mumbai on Saturday, which will decide dates and venues for the two Tests, as also the one-day matches in a triangular series which follows.

Going by the Board's rotational policy for venues, Bangalore and Mohali are front-runners to stage the Test matches.

Not that Fleming is not confident of his team's abilities against spin. In fact, he is drawing a lot of hope from the way his batsmen tackled Muttiah Muralitharan in Sri Lanka recently.

"We will benefit from the experience in Sri Lanka. There is little doubt about that. But India is a different kettle of fish and we need to prepare well," Fleming was quoted as saying by the New Zealand Press Association.

Aware that the Indians will be gunning for revenge for their humiliation in New Zealand, Fleming stressed on the fact that his side must utilise the next three months on preparing for the series.

"It is important for us to get better, and to consciously work hard at getting better," he said.

"Three months is a long time and presents us with a chance to improve our skills and work hard at doing the right things."

Their pace spearhead Shane Bond is recovering from a back injury and does not figure prominently in the preparation even though he is likely to be fit in time for the tour.

Bond is one bowler who can make his presence felt even on unresponsive pitches, but Fleming realises that his back-up must come in form of spinners and not fast bowlers. It would certainly bring into focus the two slow bowlers in the New Zealand ranks -- left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori and off-spinner Paul Wiseman.

Apart from the prospect of winning a Test series in India, Fleming is also motivated by another factor -- the fact that it was India who had sent them packing from the World Cup in South Africa earlier this year with a six-wicket defeat in the Super Six stage.

"We were outplayed by India on that day," Fleming said.

"The two left-armers [Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra] were a handful lot."

New Zealand had a satisfying tour of Sri Lanka after that, having drawn the Test series and won the triangular series, also involving Pakistan, which was only the second time that the Kiwis have won a competition of three or more teams.

Fleming was at the helm of the success, hitting a magnificent 278 in the first Test before leading his side to victory against Pakistan in the tri-series final with an attractive 65.

And now he has turned his attention to one of his most cherished dreams: leading his side to a Test series win in India. He failed in his previous attempt -- when his team lost the series 1-0 despite having bowled out the hosts for 81 in the first Test in Mohali; now he is hoping to make amends.