Father: Ghulam Nabi, Mother: Mehmooda Begum, Brother: Imran Nabi
Auqib Nabi is a right-arm medium pace bowler from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir. Known as the ‘Baramulla Express’, he became famous after two brilliant Ranji Trophy seasons where he took 104 wickets. The 2025-26 season was special. He picked up 60 wickets in just 17 innings at an average of 12.65 and helped Jammu and Kashmir win their first ever Ranji Trophy title. Nabi grew up wanting to play football, but his love for fast bowling changed that. Despite having no proper cricket ground near his home, he worked hard and became the best bowler for his state. He now also bowls well in white-ball cricket and was bought by Delhi Capitals for the IPL at a price of 8.40 crore rupees.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| FC | 41 | 67 | 5952 | 2867 | 156 | 7/24 | 12/110 | 18.37 | 2.89 | 38.1 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
| List A | 36 | 36 | 1767 | 1533 | 56 | 4/39 | 4/39 | 27.37 | 5.20 | 31.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 34 | 34 | 727 | 938 | 43 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 21.81 | 7.74 | 16.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| FC | 41 | 56 | 5 | 969 | 55 | 19.00 | 1705 | 56.83 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 32 | 6 |
| List A | 36 | 30 | 9 | 572 | 114* | 27.23 | 512 | 111.71 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 5 |
| T20s | 34 | 17 | 4 | 141 | 32 | 10.84 | 132 | 106.81 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
He is a right-arm medium pace bowler who can swing the ball both ways. He is known for bowling in the right areas with good control.
He got this nickname because he comes from Baramulla town in Jammu and Kashmir and bowls fast. The name suits his aggressive style of pace bowling.
Delhi Capitals bought him at the IPL auction for 8.40 crore rupees during the 2025-26 season. It was his first ever IPL contract.
His biggest achievement is taking 60 wickets in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season. He finished as the highest wicket-taker and helped Jammu and Kashmir win their first Ranji title. He was also named player of the tournament.
No, he first wanted to play football. But his love for fast bowling slowly took over and he chose cricket instead.
He is from Baramulla, a town in Jammu and Kashmir. There were no proper cricket facilities there, and the closest ground was over 50 kilometres away in Srinagar.
