Tasmania, Oct. 3 -- Delhi-born cricketer Nikhil Chaudhary is poised to add a significant milestone to his cricketing journey as he stands on the verge of making his debut in Australia's premier red-ball competition, the Sheffield Shield, for Tasmania this weekend.

If selected, it would mark Chaudhary's first-ever first-class appearance, having played List A cricket for Punjab in India but never featured in the Ranji Trophy.

When Nikhil represented Punjab, he shared the dressing room with some of India's superstars, including current Test captain Shubman Gill, T20 star Abhishek Sharma, pacer Arshdeep Singh, and seasoned quick Siddharth Kaul.

Earlier in September, Chaudhary made his List A debut for Tasmania in the One-Day Cup opener aga...