
Calcutta: The freak injury to Wriddhiman Saha has opened the door for him after a "long wait", but wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha has admitted that he would be "under a little bit of pressure" to perform if he makes the playing XI in the decisive third Test against Sri Lanka, starting Friday.
"There is a little bit of pressure yes, because I have got this chance after a very long time. But I am not thinking about it.
"I have waited very long and I am just looking to enjoy my game and enjoy this moment," Ojha said in Colombo on Wednesday.
"It was an absolutely amazing feeling to be called up for this Test. It felt really good.
"I am preparing well, and playing against Australia A last month was good. So I am in good shape and fingers crossed, I will perform well," he added.
Ojha played one ODI (vs Sri Lanka) and Two T20 Internationals, way back in 2010, in a short limited-overs tour of Zimbabwe.
"I played only limited-overs cricket and then was dropped. I worked hard in the domestic circuit. I kept telling myself that I needed to work hard to play well again.
"Most of all I needed to keep scoring runs and more runs and more runs... And I kept myself fit so when the next chance comes, I can make the most of that," said Ojha.
He said he wasn't trying anything dramatic in his style.
"No, I am not changing anything or not trying to develop anything. Whatever I am, I want to be the same player.
"The wicket can have turn and bounce but I love to play my shots," stated Ojha.
"When playing for India A, the seniors told me to just spend some time, so I was spending some time in the middle. But I think I spent too much time, usually I don't," said the 'keeper-batsman.
"I used to watch Adam Gilchrist play. He was an excellent wicketkeeper and an aggressive batsman. I watched Brad Haddin in the first Ashes Test. I watched how he was keeping to the spinners and how he was moving for the fast bowlers."
Ojha admitted that he has had difficulty keeping up to the spinners as it is not always easy to gauge the turn and bounce.
"In the sub-continent, it is always difficult to keep to the spinners because you don't know which ball will turn or bounce. But I am working hard at it."