Shahbaz Nadeem becomes 296th Cricketer to play Test Cricket

Ranchi: Left-arm Jharkhand spinner Shahbaz Nadeem on Saturday became the 296th player to represent India in Test cricket. Nadeem was included in the Indian playing XI in place of Ishant Sharma, who has been rested for the ongoing third and final Test against South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here.

On Friday, he was roped in the India squad as a cover for left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav who suffered a shoulder injury.

However, the inclusion of the slow left-arm orthodox bowler comes as a no surprise as he has been a consistent performer in the domestic and India A circuit.

So far, Shahbaz Nadeem has 424 first-class wickets in 110 games. He has also played 64 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which he scalped 42 wickets.

The 30-year-old has a distinctive record of taking more than 50 wickets across two successive editions of the Ranji Trophy — 51 and 56 dismissals in 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons respectively. IANS

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