India, Aug. 4 -- The 29-year-old right-arm medium-pacer from Sheeri village in Baramulla becomes the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to receive senior India call-up

After scripting a spectacular victory in the Ranji Trophy finals against Karnataka this year, Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Auqib Nabi, affectionately nicknamed the "Baramulla Express", has finally earned his maiden national team call-up to the India Test squad for the upcoming two-match series in Sri Lanka, replacing the injured Jasprit Bumrah.

The 29-year-old right-arm medium-pacer from Sheeri village in Baramulla becomes only the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to receive a senior India call-up after Parvez Rasool and Umran Malik, but the first from the regi...