India, Aug. 3 -- Fast bowler Auqib Nabi has been named as Jasprit Bumrah's replacement for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka after India's pace spearhead was officially ruled out due to an unresolved left knee injury sustained during last month's ODI series against England.

The Jammu and Kashmir pacer has earned his maiden senior India call-up, becoming only the third cricketer from the state to break into the national side after Parvez Rasool and Umran Malik, both of whom represented India in white-ball cricket.

Nabi forced his way into contention after claiming 104 wickets across the last two Ranji Trophy seasons, including 60 scalps in the 2025-26 campaign, playing a key role in Jammu and Kashmir's maiden Ranji Trophy ti...