Will the past inspire Sourav?

India go into the 4th ODI against Pak in Ahmedabad seeking to rediscover form.

Under-fire captain Sourav Ganguly will be looking for inspiration from the past to lift his personal form as India go into the crucial fourth One-Day International against Pakistan on Tuesday seeking to regain the lost momentum.

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The Indian skipper has been under tremendous pressure after repeated failures with the bat and the clamour for his removal has increased in the past few days. Ganguly would be keen to silence his detractors not only with a big score but by leading his team to an unassailable 3-1 lead.

The comprehensive Indian defeat in the third one-dayer at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur, with Ganguly flopping with the bat once again, has added to the tremendous pressure on his shoulders.

With his team having relinquished the hold a bit over Pakistan at the steel city, Ganguly would look behind to the century he scored at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, near Ahmedabad, against Zimbabwe a few seasons ago for some much-needed impetus.

Ganguly, whose last one-day hundred came in March 2003 in the semi-finals of the World Cup against cricket minnows Kenya, could also take comfort from the fact that this venue has been among the better ones for India in one-dayers.

India, who lead Pakistan 2-1 going into the humdinger of a clash in front an expected jam-packed and vociferous lot of spectators, have won five out of seven ODIs they have played at the Motera ground.

On the other hand Pakistan, with their confidence which had taken a beating after the losses in the first two ODIs restored following the Jamshedpur victory, would be playing an ODI for the first time at Ahmedabad.

India would also be hoping that Sachin Tendulkar, who has struggled in the series so far and has gathered only 12 runs as compared to Ganguly's equally miserable tally of 13, rediscovers his golden touch at the top of the order.