Ganguly asks team not to keep records in mind

Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said that the desire to achieve personal milestones should not affect the team's strategy.

Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday warned his teammates against taking Bangladesh lightly and looking for personal milestones during the two-Test series, saying the desire to break records should not affect the team's strategy.

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"We cannot go into a Test match looking at records. Anil (Kumble) and Sachin (Tendulkar) are obviously the two players who are in sight of records but we cannot prepare for a match with such things in mind," Ganguly said on the eve of the first Test.

Ganguly said Bangladesh may not have an impressive track record but it was important to give them some more time to establish themselves.

"It is still early days for them. We have to give them time and people involved must be a bit patient. But we cannot take them lightly," said the Indian skipper, coming to Dhaka after a gap of four years.