India's dashing opener Virender Sehwag today said his team was ready to counter the Kiwi backlash in the second one-dayer as he expects New Zealand to come back hard after the defeat in first the game.

"We know New Zealand are a good side. They will come back hard and we are ready for that. But we have to play good cricket if we want to beat them on their turf," Sehwag told reporters on the eve of the match.