‘No excuses if you want to play for India’: The philosophy that shaped Auqib Nabi

On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi replaced injured Jasprit Bumrah in the India squad for the upcoming two-match Test tour of Sri Lanka. With his maiden call-up to the senior national team, he became the first player from the valley to get selected in India’s Test squad. The J&K seamer’s rise is driven by a simple philosophy: if you want to play for India, excuses are not an option.