SRINAGAR- In a bid to better prepare for Indian spinners during the upcoming four-match Test series, Australian cricket team has invited J&K’s left arm spin sensation Abid Mushtaq to their preparatory camp in Bengaluru.
The Aussies arrived in Bengaluru on Wednesday, and will hold a five-day long camp in Alur before flying to Nagpur for the first Test match, which begins on February 9.
Bhaderwah-born Abid Mushtaq has been in sensational form and took 32 wickets in seven Ranji Trophy matches this season, including eight in one innings. The 26-year-old took 8 for 18 against two-time Ranji champions Vidarbha at their home ground VCA Stadium in Nagpur, which is also where the first India-Australia Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played come February 9.
Apart from his bowling abilities, Abid is also a handy, albeit hard-hitting batter.
“When I got the call to do net bowling for the Australian team, it was very surprising for me that I had been selected. It is like a dream come true,” Abid Mushtaq told Sports India JK.
“I belong to Bhaderwah so I have had to face a lot of struggles. There isn’t much sports infrastructure here. Going to Jammu and playing and staying there wasn’t easy. But thanks to my mother and father, my coaches from my junior to senior level always believed in me and told me that I can make it. The selectors and JKCA have also believed in me that’s why I’m here,” he added.
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