India will have to get a breakthrough in the first session of the fourth day on Tuesday, said Sourav Ganguly.
"I think tomorrow's morning session will be important. It does a bit early morning and this is the last batting pair, we need to get an early breakthrough tomorrow. The way the wicket is behaving, it will not be easy for the lower-order batsmen. That is why the morning session will be crucial," said Ganguly.

Since making his comeback into the Indian team in December last year, Ganguly has been in pristine touch, scoring runs freely. The Kolkatan, however, adopted a pragmatic approach on questions about his purple patch.
"In cricket, you will get runs at times and at times you won't get runs. You have to live with both. As a cricketer, you just need to focus on your own cricket, try and perform every time you walk out to play for India. It is not going to happen always, and all you can do is to try your best," he said.

Ganguly expressed satisfaction with his form since his comeback. "If you look at it now, I have come back, played well. But I don't think it was a good time, those eight months away from the team, but it is not any particular reason for me doing well. The efforts that I put are still the same even when I was a part of the team and even when I was not getting the runs. It is just that I am a bit more successful now."

The left-hander also scoffed at the theory of him not being the captain helped his batting. "When I was the captain also I scored runs, so it is nothing to do with that. It is just that I am playing well now. As I said before, it has got no bearing with anything and I hope this form continues."

On his maiden double hundred, Ganguly said, "I have been trying to get a double hundred for some time. I was close to getting one a few times in the past. It is good that I managed to do it in an important game. I think it is one of my important innings because we were 61 for four at one stage, and from there we got to 600."
Indian bowlers have conceded 70 extras so far in Pakistan's first innings. But Ganguly did not read too much into it. "I think it is because of the surface. It is not an easy job keeping on the wicket for both the 'keepers. When the fast bowlers’ deliveries start keeping low, it becomes difficult."

Pitches in Kolkata and Bangalore have been absolute shirtfronts, and Ganguly allayed concerns that the wickets will hamper India's preparation for the Australian series.

"We will get used to the Australian conditions. We have the players who have performed in England, West Indies and South Africa. There is a lot of batting in this team with Rahul, Sachin, myself, Laxman, Yuvraj and Wasim Jaffer around. There is so much of batting ability in this team, and I am sure we will all adjust.”

On the interaction with coach-designate Gary Kirsten, Ganguly said, "It was a very short interaction because we were busy with our preparation. He came for two days, and he will be with us for two years.”