Though he concedes he doesn't have many years left in him, the former India opener says he will continue to play as long as fitness allows him.
Test opener Shiv Sunder Das will lead the team on the tour of England, from June 22 to August 3.\n\n
The skipper excelled with bat and ball as Mumbai beat Orissa by 158 runs in the quarter-finals of the Ranji knock-out tournament.
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.
India's Wasim Jaffer was grateful for a familiar pitch and the faith shown in him after he scored his third test century on Tuesday in the third and final Test against South Africa.
The final day of the second Test between India and South Africa was scheduled to start at 9.30 local time.
After being bowled out for 251, Mumbai had Delhi reeling at 42 for 2 on day 1 in the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Sri Lanka 'A' crushed West Zone by 195 runs in the Duleep Trophy.
Sri Lanka 'A' set West Zone a target of 466 after declaring their second innings at 290 for 7 on the penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy match.
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.
The 'Elite' Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Andhra ended in a drab draw.
Half centuries by Wasim Jaffer and Amol Muzumdar helped Mumbai take a 18-run first innings lead over Gujarat 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
Centuries by Wasim Jaffer and Nishit Shetty helped Mumbai pile on the runs against Bengal.
It proved to be a good toss to lose for Saurashtra, who succeeded in removing the most impactful Vidarbha batsmen -- Jaffer (23) and captain Faiz Fazal (16) -- cheaply.
Cheteshwar Pujara has now scored 3 centuries in this series, equalling Sunil Gavaskar's record.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday
Paras Mhambrey will lead the side in the semi-final against Baroda from April 25 to 29.
Openers Vinayak Mane and Wasim Jaffer enabled Mumbai gain the bonus point in the Elite Ranji Trophy league match.
Still very much in the play-offs race after registering their fourth victory on the trot, Kings XI Punjab skipper K L Rahul said his side has at last made winning a habit after a slow start in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
The Mumbai batsman is hoping his showing on the opening day of the match against Pakistan 'A' will earn him a place in the Indian Test side.
Kerala were bowled out for a paltry 165 on the opening day of the Group-A Elite Ranji Trophy match.
The former ripped through Baroda's second innings while Jaffer slammed 86 off 114 balls as Mumbai chased 160 in the Ranji Trophy match.
'Everything else runs because of the IPL, there is so much money involved so the IPL definitely needs to happen.'
The team was given a solid platform by the opening pair, captain Shiv Sunder Das and Jaffer, who put on 151 runs for the first wicket.
India 'A'cored 160 for 3 in their second innings before the three-day match against South Africa was called off.
Elite 'A' bowlers Irfan Pathan (Jr) and Sarandeep Singh claimed three wickets each as Elite B were bundled out for 219
Former champions South Zone have virtually qualified for semi-finals after reducing West Zone to 156 for 6 in on the penultimate day of their four-day Duleep Trophy match in Chennai on Saturday.
At stumps on day two the visitors were 236 for no loss, just 58 runs adrift of Tamil Nadu's first innings score of 294.
'The IPL is like a corporate world, the owners expect results and on top of that you don't get that much time.' 'Coaching is not that important at that level, it is more about man management and keeping the atmosphere really good, that is the most important thing.'
In 2007, Kumble achieved the feat in the final Test of the three-match series against England.
Vidarbha inched closer to a maiden Ranji Trophy title by grabbing a commanding 233-run lead against a Delhi side that looked defeated for better part of the day, as little-known Akshay Wadkar chose first-class cricket's biggest stage to compile his maiden century, in Indore, on Sunday.
There were three attractive half-centuries but a top and lower-middle order collapse saw hosts Karnataka manage a below-par 264 for 9 against Saurashtra on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final on Thursday.
Leg spinner Pravin Tambe was on Monday surprisingly included in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team to take on Jharkhand in the four-day Group A match starting at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on December 6.
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