Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi is set to achieve the biggest milestone of his cricketing career after being approved as Jasprit Bumrah's replacement for India's upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka, becoming only the third cricketer from the Union Territory to earn a senior national team call-up.

The 25-year-old right-arm seamer is expected to be drafted into the Indian squad after premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the series due to a lingering knee injury that has failed to heal despite undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

"Bumrah is not fit and Auqib Nabi has been approved as his replacement," a BCCI source told PTI.

The call-up marks a wa...