Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- Cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir Abid Mushtaq, a left-arm spinning sensation and hard-hitting batsman,is set to bowl to touring Australian team in the nets ahead of their Test series against India.

He is scheduled to join the team at Bengaluru on February 2.

Abid had failed to make it to the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season scalped 32 wickets in Ranji Trophy this season while representing Jammu and Kashmir in this prestigious tournament, with 8/18 against formidable Vidarbha as his best, which is the second best in the country. With 29.00 as his bowling strike rate, he stands 4th in the entire country and with 14.38 as his bowling average, Abid is among the top ten in India.

Abid Mushtaq(born 17 January 1997)...