New Delhi, February 27 Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised Jammu and Kashmir for their impressive performance against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy final, highlighting pacer Auqib Nabi as a player who deserves to represent the country.
Nabi has taken 60 wickets in this Ranji season so far, including five for 54 against Karnataka in the first innings of the final. Nabi's performance put J&K in a dominant position as they bowled out the eight-time champions Karnataka for 293 in 93.3 overs after posting a massive 584 in Hubballi.
"J&K has shown the world what effort and determination can achieve... They have made that region incredibly proud... a tough environment breeds tough people," Ganguly wrote on 'X'.
"Aqib Nabi is on his way to representing the national team... England is the place to start in the summer," he added, tagging the BCCI, senior men's selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar, and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia.
Resuming Day 4 at 220 for five, Karnataka lost their remaining five wickets for 73 runs, with Nabi dismissing their top batter Mayank Agarwal (160) and also taking the wicket of Shikhar Shetty.
J&K thus secured a crucial 291-run lead in the first innings.
