Who is Auqib Nabi? This question started trending in cricket circles when this bowler achieved something extraordinary in the Duleep Trophy — not just a hat-trick but a double hat-trick. A double hat-trick means taking four wickets in four consecutive deliveries. Auqib Nabi accomplished this remarkable feat while playing for North Zone against Central Zone.
In the 53rd over, Nabi dismissed three batters on the last three balls to complete his hat-trick. He first took the wicket of Virat Singh, followed by Manishi and Mukhtar Hussain.
With this performance, Auqib Nabi became only the third bowler in Duleep Trophy history to take a hat-trick, after Kapil Dev (1978–79) and Sairaj Bahutule (2001).
However, Nabi didn’t stop there. In his very next over, on the first ball, he dismissed Suraj Sandhu, completing his double hat-trick — four wickets in four consecutive balls. With this, he became the first bowler in Duleep Trophy history to achieve this rare milestone.
Auqib Nabi also claimed the prized wicket of Mohammed Shami and finished his spell with 5 wickets for just 28 runs in 10.1 overs.
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Who is Auqib Nabi?
Born in 1996 in Baramulla city, Jammu and Kashmir, Auqib Nabi made his first-class debut in the 2019–20 season against Jharkhand, where he managed to take his first wicket in his very first match. Since then, there has been no looking back.
In his debut season, Nabi played 7 matches, taking 24 wickets at an impressive average of 18.50, including two five-wicket hauls. He grabbed the headlines again in his latest season when he picked up 49 wickets in 9 matches at a stunning average of just 13.08, establishing himself as one of the most promising bowlers on the domestic circuit.