Sachin will be under pressure: Ponting

"Sachin has not played for almost three months and therefore will be under pressure when facing us," Ricky Ponting said on Monday.

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Monday said that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar would be under pressure when he takes the field in the third Test against the visitors starting in Nagpur on Tuesday.

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"Sachin has not played for almost three months and makes his first appearance on Tuesday and therefore will naturally be under pressure when facing us," Ponting said in Nagpur.

Ponting himself has not played a part in the series so far, having missed the first two Tests with a thumb injury. Adam Gilchrist would continue to deputise for him this week as well, as Ponting was expected to play only in the fourth Test in Mumbai from November 3 to 7.

Ponting, who suffered the injury in the ICC Champions Trophy in England in September, said that the break in Tendulkar's case (more than two months) was longer than in his. "He (Sachin) has no played for almost three months."