David Warner : India are the No 1 Test team, we know what to expect

"They (India) are the No 1 Test team in the world. They are a great bunch of players and we know what to expect. We saw all the tricks in Pune - their bowling changes, their fielding placements, the way they play as a number one team. So for us to beat them on home soil was awesome and fantastic. But we know they're going to come back harder and we've just got to adapt to the conditions again with what we face here in (Bengaluru)," Warner was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.

Warner believes that the home Test series loss to South Africa late last year was a reality check that helped turn things around. "It was obviously quite painful, that loss at home. South Africa outplayed us, but we've moved on from that and Smudge (Steve Smith) got us all together and we galvanised well. I think it takes a loss like that at home sometimes to really get guys going. It's not that we needed that, it's just the fact it's a bit of a reality check that you can have one bad session, and it can be taken away from you even on home soil," the left-handed opener said.

Warner sidestepped the controversy surrounding the Pune pitch which received a ‘poor’ rating from match referee Chris Broad. "That's obviously up to the ICC and the match referees to deal with. There's been wickets around the world that have been similar to what was produced. We were talking about it before ... you've got green tops, you've got spinning wickets, you've got ones that sort of explode and take chunks out from day one. But at the end of the day, we've just got to go out there and adapt to the conditions. That (fines) gets dealt with afterwards."

Warner was all praise for his opening partner Matt Renshaw who scored an impressive knock of 68 runs in the first innings in what was his first Test in India.

Asked about his own disappointing Test record in India, Warner said, "Everything that you do to contribute to the team, whether it's a half-century, 75 or 100-plus, you have to adapt to the conditions as they're out there. So the other day for Smudge, who hadn't scored a hundred in the second innings (away from home) yes, he had four or five chances, but he made the most of it. If you get that bit of luck or you don't give that chance, you've got to go out and set yourself a big task of going out there and scoring a big hundred. And that's what I always set out to do, no matter where I'm playing in the world.”