Overview
- Writing in Sportstar, Sunil Gavaskar urges stakeholders to give greater weight to Ranji Trophy performances over IPL and U19 visibility.
- He contends media interest in J&K pacer Auqib Nabi surged after Delhi Capitals bought him for Rs 8.4 crore, not purely for his domestic form.
- Nabi has 55 wickets in nine Ranji matches this season and is central to J&K’s maiden final now under way against Karnataka in Hubballi.
- Gavaskar highlights a list of prolific domestic performers — including multiple 700-plus run-scorers and 40-plus wicket-takers — who he says lack comparable coverage.
- Some outlets present his critique in the context of India’s T20 World Cup struggles, sharpening debate over recognition and selection pathways.