'We need the right mindset' - Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly has said that India's performance in the next four to five months will be a clear indicator of how good a captain he really is. After a humbling seven-wicket loss to England in the opening game of the NatWest Challenge at Trent Bridge, Ganguly hoped that the batsmen would get their act together before the Champions Trophy.

"I will find out how good a captain I am in the next four-five months," he was quoted as saying in a report by the Press Trust of India. "It's easy to captain the side when everything goes well like in the last two years. It has been a little rough in the last four-five games. We have to get together as a side. We would find out how good we are."

He also touched upon the lack of application on the batting front. "I know it is a matter of one innings for things to fall in place. It is not quality of the batsmen that is in question. It is just a matter of getting the mindset right."

With the absence of Sachin Tendulkar, out with a tennis elbow, Ganguly said that there was no need to tinker with the batting order. "We do not need to look at the batting order now since Sachin is not available. Viru (Virender Sehwag) is a quality player and we need him to fire. I have to back him."

And it became almost certain that India would stick to the seven-batsmen strategy in the second game at The Oval when he said, "It is not a formula and you cannot take it at face value. It has delivered the results for us and I have to back the batsmen who have done well for India in the past."