The pacer played an important role in this historic win Akib Nabi. He bowled brilliantly in the first innings to take 5 wickets and put the team in a strong position. Nabi continued his excellent form in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season and completed a total of 60 wickets this season. As a result, he took the top spot as the highest wicket-taker in the tournament.

He has great line-length, and has the mentality to deliver the best performance under pressure in big matches. Match after match throughout the tournament, he made important breakthroughs and important spells, which helped Jammu and Kashmir create history.

From being the second-highest wicket-taker this season to now topping the list with 60 wickets—the whole journey Akib Nabi’s performance gave clear evidence of his patience and consistent improvement. Most importantly, former cricketers are also reacting to his bowling and him Indian national cricket teamRecommends inclusion in

Akib NabiSenior Jammu and Kashmir captain Parvez Rasool Nabi had to travel 60 km to train in Srinagar, told Cricbuzz. Rasool said, “In the 70s we had only two cricket grounds, we still have only two grounds. Yes, the surface has improved and some practice pitches have come up, but we have not gone beyond that. But our kids have worked hard.”

Aqib Nabi is the pacer of the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team from the beginning Dale Stein– was a big fan. Nabi saw mimicking his bowling action as just a hobby. Nabi said in an interview, “He was my idol growing up. I loved his action and wicket celebrations. I used to watch Dale Steyn’s bowling a lot. His bowling style is like poetry.”

The right-handed bowler has so far played 40 first-class matches, 36 List-A matches and 34 T20Is. He is in 2020 Jharkhand Cricket TeamMade his first-class debut against In 2018 HaryanaHe played his first List A match against, and made his T20 debut against Jharkhand in 2019. So far he has taken 151 wickets in first-class, 56 wickets in List-A and 43 wickets in T20Is.