Auqib Nabi fails to impress, goes wicketless on day one of County debut

Indian cricketers had a mixed first day in the latest round of the County Championship on Wednesday, with Yuzvendra Chahal picking up a wicket for Northamptonshire, Mayank Agarwal remaining unbeaten for Durham, and Surrey duo Auqib Nabi and Rahul Chahar going wicketless.Several Indian players are featuring across Division One and Division Two of this year's County Championship.Auqib Nabi, Rahul Chahar go wicketless for SurreySurrey bowlers Auqib Nabi and Rahul Chahar could not pick up a wicket on the opening day of their Division One match against Yorkshire.Pacer Auqib bowled 11 overs, conceded 25 runs and remained wicketless. Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar bowled only two overs on a rain-affected day.Yorkshire ended Day 1 on 133/7 after 59.5 overs.India spinner Kuldeep Yadav, playing for Yorkshire, came in at No. 9 and was unbeaten on 6 at stumps.Chahal strikes, Agarwal unbeaten for DurhamIn the Division Two match between Durham and Northamptonshire, Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Durham captain Alex Lees to give Northamptonshire an important breakthrough.For Durham, opener Mayank Agarwal was unbeaten on 25 at the close of play.Durham finished Day 1 on 129/3 after 30.5 overs.Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore await Day 2 actionIndia left-arm spinner Manav Suthar, who is part of Warwickshire's squad in their Division One match against Hampshire, did not get a chance to bat on the opening day.Warwickshire ended the day on 141/1 after 41 overs.Sai Kishore was also not involved on Day 1 as Gloucestershire finished on 62/5 after 31 overs against Derbyshire in Division One.Kishore is expected to come into the game with both bat and ball on Day 2.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.