Morale not down, says Ganguly

Despite losing the first test by a comprehensive 10-wicket margin, Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly on Tuesday said that his team was under no pressure on the eve of the second test against Sri Lanka starting in Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

"There's no reason for our morale to be down. We haven't lost a series in the last one year. We've been in this position (trailing 0-1 in the series) before, and we have come back from it," he said.
Citing the example of the triangular one-day series, which preceded the tests, Ganguly said "India had won three games in a row and made it to the final. We should keep fighting, always," he said.
Ganguly said that the players needed to be a bit more consistent and the batsmen should be able to convert brief impressive knocks into big innings. "You can't win if you get all out for 180-odd runs."

Ganguly, who himself is under tremendous pressure to get back among runs, realised how important his own performance was for the team." I have been trying to make some runs for the last six tests... I am trying everything possible... It (the lack of runs) is very frustrating and I am working hard."

Bureau Report