The Indian captain was involved in a world record 106-run partnership with Wasim Jaffer on Friday.
The Indian opener said bagging the inglorious 'pair' in the first Test gave him the extra determination to do well in the final game of the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
The young opener feels the wicket is an ideal batting track and the Indian bowlers too face a tough task ahead.
It is expected that Dinesh Karthik will open the innings along with Wasim Jaffer in the first Test.
Giving a strong reply to England Lions' first innings total of 355, West Zone ended the second day of their Duleep Trophy match at the Motibag ground at 187 for one.
India is slated to play three ODIs and two Tests in Bangladesh.
A resurgent India have dropped struggling opener Wasim Jaffer but are still undecided whether to opt for a five-pronged bowling attack as they go into the fourth and final cricket Test against Australia in Adelaide on Thursday seeking to level the four-match series.
India were six without loss at stumps on Day 3 after Australia set them a mammoth target of 499 runs for victory,
The former India captain said he has no problem facing the new ball bowlers led by Brett Lee on the bouncy wickets in Australia.
Following his brilliant 202, Wasim Jaffer has jumped 17 places to 23rd in his best career-rating on the ICC charts.
The first innings double centurion scored a brisk fifty as India posted 141 for 2 in the second innings to extend their overall lead to 301 at close on Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan.
Wasim Jaffer, unbeaten on 192 at close on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan, said he will try and get 200 and whatever comes after that.
"If we had taken Misbah's catch, maybe we could have taken around eight or nine wickets or even got them all out. But sometimes catches do get dropped and sometimes brilliant ones are also taken. No one does it deliberately," Harbhajan said at the end of the third day's play.
Bengal ended day three at 98-2, needing another 374 runs to beat Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final.
Both scored centuries to rally the hosts 281 for 5, from 14 for 2, against Bengal on Day One of the Ranji Trophy Super League final.
After restricting former champions Tamil Nadu to 206, defending champions Mumbai were 20 without loss at close on the first day of their four day Elite 'A' Ranji Trophy match at the Guru Nanak College ground in Chennai on Thursday.
It remains to be seen whether Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan too get a recall to the Indian squad for the three-Test series against Pakistan.
Mumbai took a healthy 107-run first innings lead against Karnataka on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match.
Opener Sahil Kukreja scored his maiden ton to lead Mumbai to 302 for three against Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy.
Mumbai will take on Maharashra in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B tie in Nasik.
They will look to continue the momentum by fielding an unchanged side in the second Test at Durban.
India's Test opener Wasim Jaffer says, if given the opportunity, he would certainly like to prove his worth in the shorter version of the game as well.
The Delhi left-hander scored a fluent 79 as the Indians posted 270 for 6 on the opening day of the two-day match against Kwazulu Natal XI.
Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer replaces Ganguly for the third Test against Sri Lanka beginning in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Message board on the Indian team to South Africa.
The Bollywood star says Team India should not settle for anything less than triumph, but not at the cost of sportsmanship.
'It will be a bit challenging (for the players) to set the body clock'
Gambhir and Jaffer scored battling half-centuries in the three-day match against Sri Lanka 'A' at Leicester on Sunday.
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.
India opener Wasim Jaffer is hoping that rain could save India in the first Test at Lord's after a poor batting performance saw them hand back England the initiative.
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.
Wasim Jaffer scored a brilliant 138 before retiring due to cramps as India amassed 326 for no loss on Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Karthik may well be the answer for India as an opener, but do we have a back up ready in case he fails in England?
India left out V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, opting to go in with five bowlers for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Both teams retained the eleven that played in the drawn third Test at St Kitts.
The century made up for the disappointment he felt when he fell for 86 on the same ground when India visited the Caribbean four years ago.
Wasim Jaffer and VVS Laxman scored half-centuries in their return to the Indian team.
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