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J&K pacer Auqib Nabi deserves to play Afghanistan Test. BCCI has left him out in the cold

The pacer played a pivotal role in J&K’s historic Ranji Trophy victory, where he single-handedly dismantled Karnataka’s top batting order in the final.

BCCI’s selection committee needs a box of eyedrops because there’s no logical explanation for Auqib Nabi’s omission from India’s Test squad for the one-off match against Afghanistan.

The Jammu & Kashmir pacer played a pivotal role in J&K’s historic Ranji Trophy victory. In the final, he single-handedly dismantled Karnataka’s top batting order. He picked five wickets, including that of KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, and Karun Nair. 

In cricketing circles, his maiden Test call-up felt inevitable. And yet, once again, Nabi has been left out in the cold.

Players like him don’t come around every season. Nabi is a rare, once-in-a-generation talent, and BCCI’s inability to........

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