Auqib Nabi
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| Full name | Auqib Nabi Dar[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1996 Sheeri, Jammu & Kashmir, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Jammu & Kashmir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auqib Nabi Dar (born 4 November 1996) is an Indian cricketer. A right-arm medium bowler, he represents Jammu & Kashmir in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.
Domestic career
Auqib made his List A debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 23 September 2018.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 November 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[3]
Auqib made his first-class debut on 3 January 2020, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.[4] On 19 January 2020, he took 5 for 39 wickets against Odisha in a Ranji Trophy match.[5] In October 2024 he took his best first-class figures, 5 for 29, to help Jammu & Kashmir dismiss Services for 71.[6]
In the 2024–25 Ranji season Auqib took 44 wickets, the second-most in the season, with a strike-rate of 30.47 and an average of 13.93.[7] He was selected for North Zone in the 2025–26 Duleep Trophy. In the game against East Zone he took four wickets in four balls starting with Virat Singh.[8]
Auqib achieved his highest first-class score and best bowling figures in Jammu & Kashmir's innings defeat of Rajasthan in October 2025, when he made 55 and took 3 for 29 and 7 for 24.[9] He was bought by Delhi Capitals for 8.40 crore in the IPL auction 2026.[10] He won the player of the match award in the Ranji Trophy semi-final in February 2026 when he took 5 for 87 and 4 for 36 and made 42 in Jammu & Kashmir's victory over Bengal, which took them into their first-ever Ranji Trophy final.[11] Jammu & Kashmir won the Ranji Trophy by winning the final on the first innings, and Auqib's 60 wickets at an average of 12.65 earned him the award of player of the tournament.[12]
International career
On 3 August 2026, Auqib was selected in the Indian Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka, replacing the injured Jasprit Bumrah.[13]
References
- ↑ "Auqib Nabi Dar Joins India Nets Before Afghanistan Test". Rediff. 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 23 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ↑ "Group E, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Surat, Nov 11 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ↑ "Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Ranchi, Jan 3-6 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ Press Trust of India (19 January 2020). "Aquib Nabi Takes Five Wickets To Help J&K Dismiss Odisha For 161". Republic World.
- ↑ "Services vs J + K, Elite, Group A at Srinagar, Ranji Trophy, Oct 26 2024". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ "Most wickets for Ranji Trophy, 2024/25". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ Pant, Ashish (29 August 2025). "'My goal is to wear the India whites' - Auqib Nabi shakes up the Duleep Trophy with four wickets in four balls". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "Rajasthan vs J + K, Elite, Group D at Srinagar, Ranji Trophy, Oct 25 2025". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Auqib Nabi for 8.40 crore". NDTV. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "Bengal vs J + K, 2nd semi final at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy, Feb 15 2026". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "Auqib Nabi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Auqib Nabi replaces injured Jasprit Bumrah for Test series in Sri Lanka". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2026.