Irani Cup: J&K bowlers put Rest of India on back foot on Day 1

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI): Ranji Trophy champions Jammu & Kashmir made a strong start to the Irani Cup, bowling out a strong Rest of India (RoI) side for 237 on the opening day at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar. Opting to bowl on a spicy surface, J&K's pace attack kept RoI under pressure for most of the day, with Sunil Kumar and Lone Nasir Muzaffar claiming three wickets apiece. In the absence of spearhead Auqib Nabi, who is with India for the ongoing ODI series against the West Indies, Umar Mir and Sunil made early inroads, with the latter…