The former Australian captain believes Australia will find it difficult to combat the spin-friendly wickets throughout the four-match series which starts February 23.

"I think they'll struggle. Every team that goes there struggles," Ponting told Sky Sports Radio on Friday.

"It's become harder and harder for visiting teams. They're probably making wickets to suit them more than ever before.

"Even looking at what happened in Sri Lanka, whenever the Australian team tours the subcontinent, you're guaranteed the wicket's going to turn on day one of the game."

Ponting went as far to say Australia did not need to win to have a successful tour.

"Unlike what happened in Sri Lanka, as long as they can find a way to be really competitive through the Test series ... I don't think it'll be that big a deal (if Australia lose)," he said.

"It's a really learning curve for our guys to find a balance between playing the Australian way, the Australian style, and adapting that to Indian conditions."