Not too worried about my form: Pujara

India middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has not been among runs off late. However, the Saurashtra batsman is not worried about his form and said that he is happy as long as the team succeeds.

"No I am not worried. Overall I have been batting well. Even in the South Africa series, there have been good scores and some good batting on challenging wickets. So at times you have to be realistic and see the contribution without seeing whether I am getting hundreds or big double hundreds. It's always about contributing to the team's success," Pujara said.

"At the same time I realised that I played a bad shot in the last Test when I was looking good. I did the hard work in the first session when the ball was moving. Things, though, remain very simple. I always have to contribute and play with responsibility. I have spoken with Anil Kumble too, and he told me a few things about my batting. Most importantly, he told me he was happy with the contributions I have made in the past and is positive about the way I am currently batting," he added.

Pujara didn't had enough success with the bat but India have an advantage of clinching the series as they beat West Indies convincingly in the first Test.

Talking about the team's success, Pujara said, "The first aim is to win the series and obviously we would like to win all the Tests here. But we are taking it one match at a time and we will be focusing on winning this one. We have a positive environment and all the guys are charged up for this match. Going ahead we want to be the No. 1 Test team in the world too," he said.

When asked if India will change its strategy in the upcoming Tests, Pujara said, "I don't think so. If we see the first Test there was good pace and bounce from the wicket, and we did well. We just need to continue doing what we have been doing well and there have been many partnerships from the last game.

"In particular Ravichandran Ashwin batted well and Amit Mishra did well too, so both the top-order and lower-order are doing well, which is a positive sign from the team."

Talking about the wicket at Sabina Park, Pujara said, "I haven't played a game here, but looking at the wicket at present, it is difficult to predict what sort of pitch we will get here."

"Overall as a team, we have been playing good cricket and that is what we will look to do. We won't worry too much about the wicket and I think if we play to our potential there is a good chance of winning the series."

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