Boredom, more than security concerns, will mentally tax India's players during their tour of Pakistan, according to Sachin Tendulkar.
"It is going to be tough, not easy to relax your mind," Bombay's afternoon daily Mid Day quoted the premier batsman as saying in an interview on Friday.
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"We will be confined to our hotel and this is going to be the difficult part. You can watch movies, carry good music, get together and hope not to put on weight."
India, set for their first full tour of Pakistan in 14 years, will play five one-dayers followed by three Tests in the March-April series.
Tendulkar said he was satisfied with security arrangements for the tour after India's players earlier expressed concerns.
"I am okay. I think the government and the cricket board have taken enough precautions," he said. "I am sure no one is going to harm any sportsperson."
Several teams have been reluctant to tour Pakistan after New Zealand cut short a visit in 2002 after a bomb blast near their hotel in Karachi.
Tendulkar, who launched his Test career as a 16-year-old on the previous Test tour to Pakistan in 1989, is the only survivor from that squad.
Widely regarded as the best batsman of his generation, his clash against express Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar will be one of the highlights.