Mount Maunganui, Nov. 12 -- Ahead of the fourth ODI against New Zealand, India pacer Auqib Nabi reflected on his long domestic grind for defending Ranji Trophy champions Jammu and Kashmir and offered a peak into his mindset as a bowler, who backs his strengths and lets the performances talk.

After a poor ODI debut against West Indies on home soil, during which he was smacked for 84 runs in 8.5 overs at Guwahati, Nabi has made the ball talk in New Zealand. While he was unlucky to go wicketless in the first ODI, he still bowled a quality six-over spell of 0/33. In the second ODI, he took two crucial wickets of Tim Seifert and Will Young in a commendable seven-over spell of 2/31.

Nabi played a key role in Jammu and Kashmir's maiden Ranji T...