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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Auqib Nabi
| image =
| country =
| fullname = Auqib Nabi Dar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Baramulla]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]], India
| height = 183 cm
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| role = Bowling [[all-rounder]]

| club1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| year1 = 2018/19–present
| club2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year2 = 2026
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 41
| runs1 = 969
| bat avg1 = 19.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 55
| deliveries1 = 5,952
| wickets1 = 156
| bowl avg1 = 18.37
| fivefor1 = 16
| tenfor1 = 4
| best bowling1 = 7/24
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 36
| runs2 = 572
| bat avg2 = 27.23
| 100s/50s2 = 1/0
| top score2 = 114[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 1,767
| wickets2 = 56
| bowl avg2 = 27.37
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 4/39
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 34
| runs3 = 141
| bat avg3 = 10.84
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 32
| deliveries3 = 727
| wickets3 = 43
| bowl avg3 = 21.81
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = 4/16
| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–
| date = 28 March
| year = 2026
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/auqib-nabi-1159732 ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Auqib Nabi Dar''' (born 4 November 1996) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays as a right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] bowler. He represents [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]] in domestic cricket and [[Delhi Capitals]] in the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1159732.html |title=Auqib Nabi |access-date=29 March 2026|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jammu-kashmir-s-pace-future-in-good-hands-with-mujtaba-yousuf-and-aquib-nabi-1217255|title=Jammu & Kashmir's pace future in good hands with Mujtaba Yousuf and Aquib Nabi|date=23 February 2020|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|first=Shashank|last=Kishore}}</ref>

==Career==
Auqib made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]] in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]] on 23 September 2018.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1156828.html |title=Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 23 2018 |access-date=23 September 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut on 11 November 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the [[2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]].<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1205766.html |title=Group E, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Surat, Nov 11 2019 |access-date=11 November 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

Auqib made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 3 January 2020, for Jammu & Kashmir in the [[2019–20 Ranji Trophy]].<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1203508.html |title=Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Ranchi, Jan 3-6 2020 |access-date=3 January 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> On 19 January 2020, he took 5 for 39 wickets against [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]] in a Ranji Trophy match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/aquib-nabi-takes-five-wickets-to-help-j-k-dismiss-odisha-for-161-120011900650_1.html|title= Aquib Nabi Takes Five Wickets To Help J&K Dismiss Odisha For 161|date=19 January 2020|publisher=Republic World|author=Press Trust of India}}</ref> In October 2024 he took his best first-class figures, 5 for 29, to help Jammu & Kashmir dismiss [[Services cricket team|Services]] for 71.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services vs J + K, Elite, Group A at Srinagar, Ranji Trophy, Oct 26 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-2024-25-1445824/jammu-kashmir-vs-services-elite-group-a-1445872/full-scorecard |website=Cricinfo |access-date=31 October 2024}}</ref>

In the [[2024–25 Ranji Trophy|2024–25 Ranji season]] Auqib took 44 wickets, the second-most in the season, with a strike-rate of 30.47 and an average of 13.93.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most wickets for Ranji Trophy, 2024/25 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/ranji-trophy-2024-25-16560 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219010109/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/ranji-trophy-2024-25-16560 |archive-date=2025-02-19 |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> He was selected for [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]] in the [[2025–26 Duleep Trophy]]. In the game against [[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]] he took four wickets in four balls starting with [[Virat Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Ashish |date=29 August 2025 |title='My goal is to wear the India whites' - Auqib Nabi shakes up the Duleep Trophy with four wickets in four balls |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/duleep-trophy-auqib-nabi-creates-magic-and-a-rare-record-by-being-consistent-1500742 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>

Auqib achieved his highest first-class score and best bowling figures in Jammu & Kashmir's innings defeat of [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] in October 2025, when he made 55 and took 3 for 29 and 7 for 24.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajasthan vs J + K, Elite, Group D at Srinagar, Ranji Trophy, Oct 25 2025 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-2025-26-1492381/jammu-kashmir-vs-rajasthan-elite-group-d-1492423/full-scorecard |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=28 October 2025}}</ref> He was bought by Delhi Capitals for 8.40 crore in the IPL auction 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 December 2025 |title=Auqib Nabi for 8.40 crore |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2026/who-is-auqib-dar-dale-steyn-of-baramulla-who-went-for-rs-8-4-crore-to-delhi-capitals-in-ipl-2026-auction-9825934 |access-date=16 December 2025 |work=NDTV}}</ref> He won the [[player of the match]] award in the Ranji Trophy semi-final in February 2026 when he took 5 for 87 and 4 for 36 and made 42 in Jammu & Kashmir's victory over [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]], which took them into their first-ever Ranji Trophy final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bengal vs J + K, 2nd semi final at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy, Feb 15 2026 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-2025-26-1492381/bengal-vs-jammu-kashmir-2nd-semi-final-1492523/full-scorecard |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref> Jammu & Kashmir won the Ranji Trophy by winning the final on the first innings, and Auqib's 60 wickets at an average of 12.65 earned him the award of player of the tournament.<ref name="Bio"/>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Delhi Capitals squad}}

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