RAWALPINDI, Apr 12 (Agencies) : Unfazed by the battery of Pakistan fast bowlers his team will have to tackle in the series-deciding Test starting here tomorrow, captain Sourav Ganguly said it was the ball not the bowler which mattered and that the result would depend on how well his batsmen played.
Ganguly, whose injury-induced absence from the fist two Tests denied him the opportunity to become the most successful Indian captain ever, said winning the decider was a "big motivation" for his side and the players were undeterred by the prospect of facing the fast bowling brigade of the hosts.
"It is the ball which matters, not the bowler.
What matters is how well we play the ball which comes out of the hand, not the bowler," said the captain, who is tied on 14 wins alongwith former skipper Mohd Azharauddin.
Ganguly said his team's fortune in the series-decider will depend on how well his batsmen performed.
"The result will depend on how well we bat.
We didn't bat well in Lahore, so we have to play well.
That is what we are looking to do.