India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Saturday that his team were ready to make history when they face South Africa in the series-deciding third and final Test starting at Newlands on Sunday.
"The good thing with this side is that we know why we can win a series in South Africa," said Dhoni.
India were in the same situation four years ago when they came to Newlands with the series level at one-all - but Dhoni said the mood in the side was much more confident this time around. South Africa won by five wickets on that occasion and India have yet to win or even share a series in South Africa.
"The dressing room is much better now," he said. "It doesn't mean that it was bad four years ago but I can say this is the best dressing room that I have felt in the last five years. Most of the guys have achieved a lot in their long Test careers.
"They enjoy their cricket and they enjoy each and every practice session. It feels a very complete dressing room, a very happy dressing room. A lot of credit must go to everyone, including each and every one of the support staff."
Dhoni said India's success in reaching number one on the Test rankings was based on attention to detail. "We focus on the small things, we prepare well, we make good plans and then we go out to execute those plans."
It is India's fifth Test tour of South Africa and Dhoni acknowledged: "It's a chance to create history. We did that when we won the first Test in Johannesburg in (December) 2006 when we won in South Africa for the first time.
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