Sourav Ganguly insists his impending retirement will not add extra pressure in the upcoming Tests against Australia.

The 36-year-old announced on Tuesday he will bow out of the international game following the Border-Gavaskar series, which gets under way on Thursday in Bangalore.

"There is always pressure, whether you're a youngster or an experienced player," he said. "When we started we had greats like (Mohammad) Azharuddin, (Dilip) Vengsarkar, Sanjay Manjrekar and several others who had been playing for India for a long time."

He added: "So we came in and performed and cemented our place in the side.

"That process will go on. Its all about performances.

"Every year of your career you would have someone pushing you for your place in the side.

"But that's the way sport goes. There is always pressure to perform.

"Look at the pressure on the Australian players. They always have someone who is waiting who is as good.

"Look at (Michael) Hussey. He had to get 10,000 to 15,000 first-class runs to get into the Australian side.

"From the day you start to the day you retire, there will be players putting pressure on you at different stages. You have to live with that."