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MUMBAI, India, Oct 22 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's coach Tom Moody Friday said winning the upcoming seven-match one-day series in India would not be easy.

"They (India) will be playing in home conditions and winning against them here will be a challenge," Moody said ahead of the series starting at Nagpur on October 25.

"We hope to put our experience against Indian players to good use during the series," said the former Australia all-rounder. "But it is going to be a tough tour with a lot of travelling."

Sri Lanka, who are currently ranked second in the world compared to India's seventh place, won all three matches against India during a tri-series at home in August.

But captain Marvan Atapattu said he was only concerned about how his team would perform in this series. "We will concentrate on what we do and what we are able to achieve on this tour," he said. "We will take the positives out of the one-dayers and come back for the Tests."

Sri Lanka will return home after playing the last one-dayer at Baroda on November 12 and then tour again for a three-Test series in December.

Tendulkar on track for sparkling return

Meanwhile in Bangalore, India's coach Greg Chappell Friday said star batsman Sachin Tendulkar was set to make a sparkling return to international cricket.

"Sachin is well and truly on track to hit good form," Chappell said ahead of a seven-match one-day home series against Sri Lanka starting at Nagpur on October 25.

Tendulkar had been out of action with an injured elbow since India hosted Pakistan in April but played in a domestic one-day tournament earlier this month.

"Sachin has been batting well and his presence is good for other players," Chappell said at the end of a three-day camp here.

"We are happy that from the fitness point of view he was fine during the camp. I think that's a very positive thing," he said.

"We have been planning some different combinations and hope to put up a good show against Sri Lanka, who are a fine side," said the former Australian captain.

Sri Lanka are second in the one-day rankings while India are in seventh place. Sri Lanka also have a fine recent record against India, having beaten them three times at home during a one-day tournament in August.

Tendulkar is the world's leading scorer with 13,642 runs in 348 one-dayers and a record 38 centuries.

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