Ganguly was dismissed first ball in the opening one-day international against Pakistan, after struggling in the Test series, but he says he will not take a rest.

"I need to play matches and get runs. I have to work on getting my form back and I won't get it back by sitting at home," the 32-year-old explained after winning the match by 87 runs at Cochin on Saturday.

"I've just got to keep trying to get out of the bad patch in the middle."

Ganguly is the third highest run-scorer in the history of one-day internationals, with 9,936 runs from 268 games.

He has not scored a one-day century since the World Cup semifinal win over Kenya in 2003, while his Test form has also suffered recently.

The left-hander made only 48 runs in five innings against Pakistan but he believes he can recapture his best form.

"I'm a little worried because I haven't scored runs for many innings now, but I know I'll get over it," Ganguly added.

"I'm disappointed but the only way out is to be positive."