India, Feb. 18 -- When Auqib Nabi sought out Mohammed Shami for some bowling tips during the Duleep Trophy at the start of the domestic season, both fast bowlers didn't know they would be facing off again in the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy.

Nabi took the senior bowler's advice on board, made it a season to remember and tilted the semi-final against Shami's Bengal in Jammu & Kashmir's favour with an outstanding effort with the bat and ball.

The 29-year-old's superb show has helped J&K make the final of BCCI's blue riband tournament for the first time ever.

In the Duleep Trophy, the North Zone pacer made a brilliant start to the season, with four wickets in four balls, on way to completing a fifer against East Zone to make everyone s...