Raj Singh Dungarpur, who has been appointed as the manager of the Indian team for the upcoming Pakistan tour, starting next month, said that Sourav Ganguly is putting pressure on himself by asking the Board of Control for Cricket in India to include him for the Pakistan tour.

Ganguly was dropped from the Indian squad for the third Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad despite decent performance in the Delhi Test. There was furore against the decision of the selectors in West Bengal with the speaker of Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee and several other members of the house expressing concern at the manner in which former Indian captain was treated.

"If I were in Ganguly's place I would wait and play in the Ranji trophy matches and gain confidence and stake claim for India England series at home in 2006. By insisting on being included in the Indian side, which is doing so well, Ganguly is putting additional pressure on himself. He will be canon fodder for bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar. Ganguly is not happy facing fast bowling, particularly in the ribcage area," he told rediff.com.

Dungarpur said that it was for the selectors to announce the team and the matter should be left to them.

"What if he is included and not picked in the playing eleven in Pakistan or he fails miserably. In that event his career would be over," he added.

But some members of parliament who had raised the issue of dropping Ganguly felt that former Indian captain has good chance of going to Pakistan particularly after his meeting with Sharad Pawar, the BCCI president.

"In that case God alone can help the Indian cricket," Dungarpur said.