Team India calls Aaqib Nabi (Photo-PTI)
Jammu and Kashmir’s fast bowler Aaqib Nabi has got entry in the Indian team. This player has been called to New Chandigarh as a backup player. Let us tell you about India and afghanistan The test match will start from 6th June. This match will be played at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. Aaqib Nabi did not get a place in the Test team despite his excellent performance in Ranji Trophy, but now the selectors have included him in the team as a backup player. Backup players are kept in the team so that if someone gets injured, this player can be included immediately. In a way, this is a joke with this player because he has the right to be included in the main squad but no selector gave importance to his performance. Now Aaqib Nabi will be seen giving practice to the batsmen in the nets.
Why was Aaqib Nabi called?
When Aaqib Nabi was not selected in the Indian Test team, many veterans raised questions on the BCCI selectors. Aaqib Nabi had taken the maximum of 60 wickets in the last season of Ranji Trophy. On the basis of this historic performance, he also made Jammu and Kashmir the Ranji Trophy champion, but despite this he did not get a place in Team India. Whereas players like Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey got a chance in the Test team. After this, former captain Dilip Vengsarkar had even said that domestic cricket should be stopped. If despite such good performance he does not get a place in Team India, then what will a player do? However, now the selectors have added this player to the team as a backup player.
BREAKING: Auqib Nabi joins India’s Test squad for the Afghanistan Test as a backup player. He has been included to gain first-hand experience of the Indian team environment, with an eye on potential inclusion in India’s upcoming tours. #INDvAFG
— Mohsin Kamal (@64MohsinKamal) June 2, 2026
Aaqib Nabi’s domestic career
29 year old Aaqib Nabi is considered to be a master of red ball cricket. This player has taken 156 wickets in just 41 first class matches. He can also bat and this player also has 2 half-centuries in his name. Aaqib Nabi was recently given a chance by Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026. He also got a huge price of Rs 8.4 crores but the performance of this player was not good. Aaqib Nabi could not take a single wicket in five matches in the IPL and during this time the team for the Test against Afghanistan was announced in which Aaqib’s name was not included.
India-Afghanistan series
- The only test between India and Afghanistan will start from June 6 in New Chandigarh. After this there will be a three-match ODI series.
- The first ODI match will be held in Dharamshala on 13 June.
- The second ODI match will be played on June 17 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
- The third ODI match will be held on June 20 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. All matches will be day-night.
indian test team
Shubhman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Sutar, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Gurnoor Brar, Dhruv Jurel and Harsh Dubey.
Indian ODI team
Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Harsh Dubey.
afghanistan test team
Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmanullah Zadran, Nengeyalia Kharote, Abdul Malik, Afsar Zazai, Qais Ahmed, Sediqullah Atal, Ikram Alikhil, Bilal Sami, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ziaur Rehman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Saleem.
Afghanistan ODI team
Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Nengeyalia Kharote, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Ali, Allah Ghazanfar, Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ziaur Rehman, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmed, Darwish Rasooli, Rashid Khan and Bilal Sami.
