The Bollywood star says Team India should not settle for anything less than triumph, but not at the cost of sportsmanship.
India beat England by seven wickets in the second Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
India, chasing 380 for victory, were 137 for 3 in their second innings at close on Day 4 of the first Test.
The Indians will take on Sussex in a four-day match from July 7-10 before the first Test at Lord's on July 19.
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India left out V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, opting to go in with five bowlers for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Test opener Shiv Sunder Das will lead the team on the tour of England, from June 22 to August 3.\n\n
A summary of the day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at different venues around the country.
India were 254 for 3 at stumps on Day 1 in the third Test against South Africa.
The chairman of selectors admitted opening is an area of concern.
The Indians tumbled to 93 for 7 in their second innings after bowling out Rest of South Africa for 138 in their four-day tour match.
Jaffer would replace Dravid in the squad which might also see Pathan give way to pacer Sreesanth.
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
West Zone, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings of 325, were all out for 149 on day 2 of the Duleep Trophy match.
Rest of India need 69 runs, with 10 wickets in hand, to beat Uttar Pradesh in the Irani Trophy match.
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.
It was 15 minutes of total confusion as TV replays of Dhoni's catch were inconclusive.
India were 33 for one after dismissing Antigua and Barbuda for 300 on the first day of their warm-up match
The Indian opener stayed off field for most part of the England innings due to back spasms
Tamil Nadu were 163 for three in their second innings at close on the fourth day, needing another 156 runs to avoid an innings defeat in the Ranji Trophy final.
The pace bowler picked 5 wickets for 59 runs as England were bowled out for 238 on day 1 in the warm-up match against the BCCI President's XI
Vikram Rajvir Singh and Munaf Patel, considered to be among the quickest bowlers in India, have been picked for the Board President's XI to play England.
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and the openers hit half centuries as India ended day one on 298 for 4 in the three-day tour match against Pakistan A.
After making Tamil Madu follow-on, Mumbai chased a victory target of 197 at the loss of only one wicket
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The 'Elite' Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Andhra ended in a drab draw.
Vinit Indulkar's unbeaten 117 enabled Mumbai, replying to Karnataka's first innings of 186, score 237 for 4 at close, on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Wasim Jaffer hit an unbeaten 117 and Vinayak Mane was unbeaten on 63 as Mumbai hit up the required 185 runs for victory in the Ranji Trophy match.\n\n
Paras Mhambrey will lead the side in the semi-final against Baroda from April 25 to 29.
The skipper excelled with bat and ball as Mumbai beat Orissa by 158 runs in the quarter-finals of the Ranji knock-out tournament.
Openers Vinayak Mane and Wasim Jaffer enabled Mumbai gain the bonus point in the Elite Ranji Trophy league match.
After being bowled out for 251, Mumbai had Delhi reeling at 42 for 2 on day 1 in the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Mumbai dashed Delhi's hopes of making it to the semi-finals by taking 206-run first innings lead as the match ended in a draw.
A fine century by southpaw Abhishek Nayar (105, 85 balls, 13 x 4, 2 x 6) and a gritty half century from opener Wasim Jaffer (50, 143 balls, 8 x 4) helped defending champions Mumbai gain a 111-run lead against Tamil Nadu in the Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match in Chennai on Friday.
Kerala were bowled out for a paltry 165 on the opening day of the Group-A Elite Ranji Trophy match.
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