J&K’s Abid Mushtaq called up as net bowler for Australia

Cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir Abid Mushtaq, a left-arm spinning sensation and hard-hitting batsman, is set to bowl to touring Australian team in the nets ahead of their Test series against India.

He is scheduled to join the team at Bengaluru on February 2.

Abid had failed to make it to the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season scalped 32 wickets in Ranji Trophy this season while representing Jammu and Kashmir in this prestigious tournament, with 8/18 against formidable Vidarbha as his best, which is the second best in the country. With 29.00 as his bowling strike rate, he stands 4th in the entire country and with 14.38 as his bowling average, Abid is among the top ten in India.

Abid Mushtaq (born 17 January 1997) made his List A debut on 27 September 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 November 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.