India, May 22 -- Former Indian selector Dilip Vengsarkar has slammed the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel over ignoring Auqib Nabi for the upcoming one-off Test against Afghanistan despite a tremendous performance in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season for Jammu and Kashmir. The former Indian cricketer has lashed out, claiming that domestic cricket must be scrapped if the performance at that level is not the criteria for selection.

Why was Auqib Nabi not selected in the Test squad for the one-off match against Afghanistan?

In what was a historic Ranji Trophy win for Jammu and Kashmir, Nabi emerged as their catalyst with 60 wickets in 17 innings at 12.56 and was on track for an India call-up. However, the selectors have instead picked Manav ...