The South Zone team will face the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy match at Vadodara from October 20 to 23.
Dravid also lavished praise at his stroke-making capabilities during the epic knock.
Hyderabad make 251 in reply to Punjab's 142 and gain a 109-run first innings lead.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 46 as India reached 103 for 3 in reply to South Africa's 328 on day two of the second Test.
Proving yet again the glorious uncertainties of cricket, India pulled off a spectacular 123-run victory over South Africa in the first Test, to register its maiden win in that country.
India stretched their lead to 311 runs against South Africa at the end of the second day of the first Test.
Both teams retained the eleven that played in the drawn third Test at St Kitts.
Allan Donald believes India are a batsman or two short on the South African trip.
Wasim Jaffer and VVS Laxman scored half-centuries in their return to the Indian team.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's in-form bowling unit could take a lot of encouragement out of the struggling Australian batting.
Sourav Ganguly's hopes of returning to the Indian team suffered a setback as he was not picked in the Rest of India team for the Irani Trophy tie against Uttar Pradesh.
A huge row has erupted following a verbal battle between former captains Ravi Shastri and Sourav Ganguly in the wake of the national coach's appointment.
Wriddhiman Saha, on Tuesday, said Sunrisers Hyderabad have enough bench strength to replace Australian batsman David Warner, who is facing a lengthy ban from Cricket Australia for his role in the ball tampering scandal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor VVS Laxman, on Monday, said the franchise would wait for Cricket Australia's decision David Warner
Sachin Tendulkar has categorically refuted all allegations of Conflict of Interest levelled against him, claiming to have neither "received any compensation" nor of held any decision-making role in IPL franchise Mumbai Indians.
VVS Laxman said he was enjoying being one of the senior players after steadying India on the fourth day of the third Test against West Indies on Sunday.
Statistical highlights of the fourth day's play of the first cricket Test between India and England in Rajkot on Saturday.
The BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya reiterated that former India captain Rahul Dravid is very much in the board's scheme of things.
VVS Laxman said that the English experience would help the cricketers do well in the gruelling Australia tour that precedes the World Cup.
The Indian captain was picked ahead of VVS Laxman and Chris Rogers as the second overseas player by the English county.
Former India off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna on Friday took a dig at Virat Kohli and said if the current skipper feels he is the boss of Indian cricket then the team can do without a coach.
Another important thing that has come out in the open was that the Chief Advisory Committee, comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, also didn't straightaway give the green light to Kumble's extension.
The Kerala seamer said he wasn't expecting the India call for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka
Top officials of the environment ministry, Delhi Development Authority and municipal commissioners also stayed away from the deliberations.
Ajay Jadeja said that the selectors should keep an open mind and not target individual players
The Indian opener stayed off field for most part of the England innings due to back spasms
'Rahul Dravid let us down both in the batting front and captaincy.'
The Hyderabad batsman is practicing on pacy pitches similar to the ones expected in Pakistan
VVS Laxman's 281 against Australia in Kolkata has been voted as the greatest Indian Test innings.
