{"id":175745,"date":"2026-06-02T04:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175745"},"modified":"2026-06-02T04:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:23:01","slug":"auqib-nabi-among-net-bowlers-picked-for-india-vs-afghanistan-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175745","title":{"rendered":"Auqib Nabi among net bowlers picked for India vs Afghanistan Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71051646\">Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi was among the group of net bowlers selected for India\u2019s one-off Test against Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Gurjapneet Singh, Prince Yadav, Saransh Jain, Zeeshan Ansari and Shivang Kumar are the other bowlers who will assist the team in the build up to the Test.<\/p>\n<p>Nabi was a prominent omission from the Indian squad. With Harshit Rana and Akash Deep injured and Jasprit Bumrah being rested, it was expected that Nabi would get a maiden Test call-up.<\/p>\n<p>But the selectors went for Gurnoor Brar as the back-up pacer to assist Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, we have gone with the three that we have picked. But there was certainly a chat around that. There is no doubt. He [Nabi] has had some incredible performances for Jammu &amp; Kashmir,\u201d explained chief selector Ajit Agarkar.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/auqib-nabi-india-test-squad-omission-sanjay-manjrekar-reaction\/article71024122.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018It was a no-brainer\u2019: Sanjay Manjrekar questions Auqib Nabi Test snub<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nabi was instrumental in Jammu and Kashmir winning its maiden Ranji Trophy title in 2025-26. The swing bowler finished as the tournament\u2019s highest wicket-taker with 60 wickets in 17 innings at an average of 12.65 and was named Player of the Tournament. Across the last two Ranji Trophy seasons, he has claimed 104 wickets.<\/p>\n<p>The India vs Afghanistan Test will start on June 6 in New Chandigarh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 02, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/indian\/auqib-nabi-joins-india-test-squad-afghanistan-net-bowlers\/article71051646.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi was among the group of net bowlers selected for India\u2019s one-off Test against Afghanistan. Gurjapneet Singh, Prince Yadav, Saransh Jain, Zeeshan Ansari and Shivang Kumar are the other bowlers who will assist the team in the build up to the Test. Nabi was a prominent omission from the Indian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780395782_DSC3627.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":175698,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175698","url_meta":{"origin":175745,"position":0},"title":"Auqib Nabi joins India squad as back-up player for Afghanistan Test","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi joined India\u2019s Test squad as a backup player on Tuesday ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan. 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