Jammu, March 8 -- Former Indian cricketer and head coach of Jammu and Kashmir, Ajay Sharma, backed his side's ace seamer Auqib Nabi to get a call straight away for the national Test side after he finished as the leading wicket-taker in the recently concluded Ranji Trophy season.

Sharma, who himself was a batting heavyweight in the Indian domestic circuit with over 10,000 runs in first-class cricket, believes that it will be now very difficult for the selectors to make teams for the upcoming Duleep Trophy and expects 10 to 11 players for his side in the tournament.

"Auqib Nabi will play. I have complete faith that he will come to the test team straight away. All the players who have played well in the quarterfinals, semi-finals and final...