Sourav Ganguly is not thinking about retirement yet and is planning a comeback into the ODIs. Leave aside retirement, former India captain Sourav Ganguly is mulling another comeback in the shorter versions of the game after he was dropped from the ODI and twenty20 squads that played in Australia. Flooded with interview requests, Ganguly took his time out and spoke on various issues in a tête-à-tête with the DNA on Thursday. Excerpts:

What are your plans for the upcoming South Africa Series?
There is actually no plan rather than try and get as many runs as possible…I am just concentrating on performing in each and every game that I get to play.

Do you think India can be world’s No. 1 team now in the near future?
India has been among top teams for quite some time now and in Australia we played wonderfully. But I don’t believe in numbers. We have been playing well, we are playing well and we will be playing well in the future too.

Are you taking IPL as a platform to stage another comeback in the shorter version of the game?
Not really. This is a new format and I want to enjoy my cricket and perform as well. The rest is not in my hands. I can only score runs.

Don’t you think after scoring so many runs you should've been in for the ODI?
Yes. I scored a lot of runs in the last calendar year. But I can only focus on my batting and the rest is not in my hand.

How long do you wish to continue?
(Laughs)! In plain and simple words, I have no plan of retirement as of now…I wish to continue till the day I perform…I will keep on playing all the versions of the game till I keep performing in those.

What is inside you that keeps on going even at 35?
It’s not only for me, I think for everyone the hunger for success is the main thing that keeps you going. I still feel that fire in me and so I will continue as long as that is still there.

Is there any feat that you feel you need to achieve?
(Again laughs) Yes a lot of things…the main thing is the performance and nothing else matters.

Don’t you think you will have problems handling with Shoaib Akhtar?
There’s no question of handling anybody. Shoaib is one of the fastest bowlers in the world and so is Ishant Sharma. I think we all will get a good opportunity to perform in this new format of cricket.

Do you regret of not getting any player whom you wanted?
(Pause)! Brett Lee…(laughs)! You cannot get all the players. Anyways, We have a good combination legendary batsman like Ricky Ponting, David Hussey, Shoaib, Ishant, Brendon McCullam and many. I am very satisfied with what I have.