Auqib Nabi

Auqib Nabi
Personal information
Full name
Auqib Nabi Dar
Born (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 29)
Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018/19–presentJammu & Kashmir
2026Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 36 29 27
Runs scored 870 351 99
Batting average 18.91 20.64 9.90
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 55 45* 29
Balls bowled 5,156 1,434 566
Wickets 125 42 28
Bowling average 19.98 28.88 26.39
5 wickets in innings 12 0 0
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 7/24 4/39 4/43
Catches/stumpings 6/– 3/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 November 2025

Auqib Nabi Dar (born 4 November 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler. He represents Jammu & Kashmir in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.[1][2]

Career

Auqib made his List A debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 23 September 2018.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 November 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[4]

Auqib made his first-class debut on 3 January 2020, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.[5] On 19 January 2020, he took 5 for 39 wickets against Odisha in a Ranji Trophy match.[6] In October 2024 he took his best first-class figures, 5 for 29, to help Jammu & Kashmir dismiss Services for 71.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] He achieved his highest 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.[10] He was bought by Delhi Capitals for 8.40 crore in the IPL auction 2026.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Auqib Nabi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ Kishore, Shashank (23 February 2020). "Jammu & Kashmir's pace future in good hands with Mujtaba Yousuf and Aquib Nabi". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 23 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Group E, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Surat, Nov 11 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Ranchi, Jan 3-6 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. ^ Press Trust of India (19 January 2020). "Aquib Nabi Takes Five Wickets To Help J&K Dismiss Odisha For 161". Republic World.
  7. ^ "Services vs J + K, Elite, Group A at Srinagar, Ranji Trophy, Oct 26 2024". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Most wickets for Ranji Trophy, 2024/25". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Rajasthan vs J + K, Elite, Group D at Srinagar, Ranji Trophy, Oct 25 2025". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Auqib Nabi for 8.40 crore". NDTV. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.