Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj made it into the record books of the Ranji Trophy as he took 10 wickets in an innings during his team’s round five encounter against Kerala in Rohtak. His left-arm order did exceptionally well, with his incredible bowling display which helped him end up with astonishing figures of 10/49 for his side.
Kamboj engraved his name in the history books and became the third bowler in the Ranji Trophy to take all 10 wickets in an innings. Indeed, that is a very exclusive club which includes Premangshu Chatterjee of Bengal (10/20) and Pradeep Sundaram of Rajasthan (10/78). The remarkable feat that Kamboj achieved will sit alongside these immortals and testify his great skill.
Kamboj’s Dominant Spell
The spell of Kamboj began to set on day two of the match itself when he already had picked eight wickets. On the third day, when Kerala resumed on 285 for 8, Kamboj finished the remaining two well quickly. He sent Basil Thampi’s wicket back to the hut when his ninth wicket came in the 111th over of the innings. Kamboj wrapped up the issue in just six overs by getting Shoun Roger, who got a handy edge to slip fielders, in order to complete his historical 10-wicket haul.
That spell took Kerala’s total to 291 as Kamboj produced an extra-ordinary effort to end a spirited resistance from Kerala’s Mohammad Azarudden, who had earlier scored an indomitable 53 runs, and Sachin Baby, who made 52 runs.
A Rising Star In Indian Domestic Cricket
Undoubtedly, this match has reasserted Kamboj’s status among the most promising fast bowlers in Indian domestic cricket. This is also true for any 23-year-old pacer from Karnal, who by now started creating waves through his performance earlier this year with the Mumbai Indians in the 2024 season of the IPL. His stunning 10-wicket haul in this Ranji match will most likely further reinforce his stature in the world of Indian cricket.
New High For Haryana
Kamboj also etched his name into the record book for the best bowling of a Haryana bowler in Ranji Trophy, which was earlier held by Joginder Sharma who had taken eight wickets against Vidarbha in the 2004/05 season. Kamboj’s feat is now accurately put in Haryana’s cricketing history.
Kamoj Joins Elite Club
Indeed, Kamboj’s record will rank him alongside the only other legends in international cricket who have achieved the rare all ten wickets in a match which Jim Laker of England, Anil Kumble of India, along with this New Zealand, Ajaz Patel have done before his case in Test cricket.
One of the most glorious performances in Ranji Trophy history is that of Anshul Kamboj who took 10 wickets against Delhi in a single innings. Such magnificent bowling, except for scoring few runs also places him in the greats of the game and restores his position as a future hopeful for India. The young pacer dominance in domestic cricket marks his ascension up to the ranks only gets better and shows great promise for the future of Indian fast bowling.
