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- Aqib Nabi, a fast bowler from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, has been selected for India's Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka.
- The report traces his journey from a village near Baramulla, where his family initially wanted him to focus on studies and medical entrance exams, to a BCCI fast-bowling camp coached by Glenn McGrath that his father eventually allowed him to attend.
- His selection puts him on the verge of becoming the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to play Test cricket for India.
- The story highlights the limited resources and circumstances cricketers from the region have had to overcome.
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- Whether Aqib Nabi makes his Test debut during the Sri Lanka tour and becomes the first Jammu and Kashmir cricketer to play Test cricket for India.
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Ghulam Nabi Dar
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“अच्छा हुआ, उस दिन मैंने आपकी बात मान ली थी.”
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…इंतजाम किया और बेटे को ट्रेन से नहीं, बल्कि हवाई जहाज से चेन्नई भेजा, ताकि वह समय पर कैंप में पहुंच सके. वर्षों बाद जब आकिब को आईपीएल में बड़ा कॉन्ट्रैक्ट मिला तो उनके पिता ने उसी फैसले को याद करते हुए जुबैर से कहा, ' अच्छा हुआ, उस दिन मैंने आपकी बात मान ली थी. ' यही एक फैसला आज भारतीय क्रिकेट के इतिहास का हिस्सा बन गया है. श्रीलंका दौरे के लिए भारतीय टेस्ट टीम में चयन के साथ आकिब नबी जम्मू-कश्मीर से भारत के लिए टेस्ट क्रिकेट खेलने वाले पहले क्रिकेटर बनने की दहलीज पर खड़े हैं.…
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Named India · Sri Lanka · Baramulla · Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association · Aqib Nabi · Board of Control for Cricket in India · Ghulam Nabi Dar · Glenn McGrath · Zubair Dar
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