No extra pressure at home: Ganguly

The skipper, however, pointed out that India needed to perform well to win the Pak series.

Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday sought to put arch rivals Pakistan on the backfoot, saying his side would not be under any extra pressure playing at home during the Test and one-day cricket series.

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"I don't think there is much to choose between the two sides. It will be an awesome series. There is a lot of expectation. The key element will be to keep our cool. We are not under any kind of extra pressure playing at home," Ganguly told newspersons here after a practice session at the Eden Gardens.

Ganguly, who is scheduled to leave on Friday night for New Delhi enroute to Mohali for the first Test beginning March 8, said though his team was ahead in experience, the boys needed to perform well to emerge triumphant.

"Its true that experience means a lot in international cricket. But we will have to play well," Ganguly said.

"Pakistan is quite a good side. Their cricketers will try to give off their best and so will we," he said.