Former Australian spinner Jason Krejza has tipped Steve O'Keefe to be Australia's biggest weapon in India.
Although he had a short Test career, Krejza holds the record for the biggest Test haul by an Australian spinner in India, taking match figures of 12-358 on debut against India in Nagpur.
Australia will likely go into the first Test in Pune next Thursday with two frontline spinners, Nathan Lyon and O'Keefe.
Lyon has cemented himself as the teams No.1 spinner over the last five years but his record in Asia - where he averages in the mid-40s - is below par.
Krejza believes the differences in Lyon and O'Keefe's spin techniques will allow O'Keefe to succeed where Lyon has struggled.
"Steven O'Keefe will - if he bowls well - succeed because his seam angle is very similar to the way the (Indian spinners) bowl," Krejza said.
"He can undercut it a bit which is why he doesn't spin it a lot in Australian conditions and he's extremely accurate.
"So bowling to right-handers, he's beating the bat on both sides - if it doesn't spin he can get inside edges or straight onto the pads for LBWs. And if it does spin, then he's going to get the edge."
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Conversely, Krejza believes Lyon's technique - to get his wrist over the ball to create drop and grip off the seam - doesn't suit Indian conditions.
"Nathan Lyon can be quite predictable - you can play for turn most of the time and it will turn," Krejza said.
"And that's what I found the issue with over there.
"It's really hard to change because you've got to change your wrist position.
"The way they're brought up, they cut under the ball with different arm angles."
