Nabi obtained the mandatory work visa clearances on Saturday and left on the primary obtainable flight. He’s anticipated to debut in Surrey’s County Championship fixture towards Yorkshire at The Oval on Wednesday.
In the meantime, the J&Ok selectors will wait to listen to from the nationwide selectors earlier than selecting their squad for the Irani Cup from October 1-5 in Srinagar. For the reason that second India A vs Australia A fixture clashes with the Irani Cup, the selectors will doubtless steadiness the squads, with Nabi set to play for one of many groups.
Nevertheless, with each upcoming Assessments scheduled within the early a part of the New Zealand summer time, the Indian workforce administration and selectors felt Nabi can be higher off enjoying in related circumstances, the temperatures within the UK however.
Nabi has had a pathbreaking 12 months. In March, he was a part of J&Ok’s historic maiden Ranji Trophy title win. He completed the season with 60 wickets, together with a five-for within the ultimate. Amongst his wickets had been KL Rahul, Karun Nair and R Smaran, the season’s highest run-scorer with 950 runs. In April, he made his IPL debut after a number of years of going unsold. However, picked for INR 8.4 crore by Delhi Capitals, he featured in 5 video games general, failing to select up a wicket whereas going at 11.46.
Surrey have seen an inflow of Indian gamers currently. B Sai Sudharsan had two quick stints with them in 2023 and 2024. Earlier this month, additionally they signed Rajasthan batter Mahipal Lomror for six matches. Legspinner Rahul Chahar too is presently contracted to the membership.
