Irani Cup | Dogra backs J&K’s pace stock in Nabi’s absence
Auqib Nabi has become the third cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to represent India, following his standout performance in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy. Paras Dogra, captain of the J&K team, expressed confidence in the team's depth despite Nabi's absence for the upcoming Irani Cup.
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Highlights the growing talent pool in Jammu & Kashmir cricket and the transition of regional players to the national stage.
A little after 1 p.m., at the Barsapara in Guwahati, Auqib Nabi received his India cap from K.L. Rahul.
Less than an hour earlier, in Srinagar, Nabi was a recurring theme of the press conferences building up to the Irani Cup fixture. It wasn’t yet known that he would become just the third cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to play for India, but such had been the pacer’s impact on his team’s Ranji Trophy-winning exploits in 2025-26 that the two captains were asked repeatedly about Nabi’s absence for J&K against Rest of India.
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