India, Feb. 28 -- Jammu and Kashmir created history on Saturday as they stunned Karnataka to claim the Ranji Trophy for the first time ever. As expected, fast bowler Auqib Nabi left a deep impression on the match. His five-for in Karnataka's only innings included the wickets of seasoned players like KL Rahul, Karun Nair and Mayank Agarwal.

Nabi had been a threat all through the season. With 60 wickets, he is the season's highest wicket-taker. An average of 12.56 and strike rate of 28.43 speak of his dominance this season.

For the last few weeks, many former players have been clamouring for Nabi's inclusion in the Indian Test team. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly also wrote his endorsement of the fast bowler on X. On Saturday, at the...