India, Feb. 13 -- With a stunning show in Ranji Trophy under his belt, where he picked 30 wickets at 21.16 and smashed 396 runs, laced with three fifties and a ton, as defending champions Mumbai made the semifinals yet again, fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur admitted that he has his eyes on India's next Test assignment, the tour of England in June. With selection decision still in the future, Thakur sent a message to Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee saying that he could play the same role that R Ashwin played down the order for India.

Speaking to RevSportz after his match-winning nine-wicket haul in the quarterfinals against Haryana, which included a first-innings six-fer, Thakur admitted that he is oozing "self-belief and con...