India, Aug. 4 -- Auqib Nabi's maiden India call-up should be celebrated rather than questioned. The Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler has forced his way into the Test squad through sustained domestic excellence, taking 60 wickets at 12.56 in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy and 104 wickets across the last two seasons.

Yet Nabi's selection as Jasprit Bumrah's replacement for the two-Test series in Sri Lanka has inevitably reopened a different debate: what more must Mohammed Shami do to be considered again?

Bumrah was ruled out after failing his final fitness assessment because of continuing discomfort in his left knee. His withdrawal leaves India without the bowler around whom their Test attack has been constructed, particularly during difficult pha...