Friend once persuaded Auqib Nabi's father to let him join BCCI camp

Auqib Nabi, who recently received his first India call-up for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, was once selected for a BCCI pace bowling camp coached by Glenn McGrath. But his father, who worked as a school teacher, wanted him to prioritize his education and at first did not allow him to attend. "I had to convince him," recalled Zubair Dar, Nabi's friend.