Anshul Kamboj tworzy historię dzięki zdobyciu 10 bramek w Ranji Trophy i jest trzecim melonikiem, który osiągnął ten wyczyn

Anshul Kamboj z drużyny Haryana przeszedł do historii, zdobywając wszystkie 10 bramek w meczu przeciwko Kerali w Ranji Trophy, dołączając do elitarnej grupy dzięki temu rzadkiemu wyczynowi.

Haryana’s pacer Anshul Kamboj claimed all 10 wickets in a single innings against Kerala during their Ranji Trophy 2024/25 round five match held in Rohtak on Friday. On Day 3 of the fifth-round Ranji Trophy clash in Lahli, Anshul Kamboj tore through Kerala’s top order. He dismissed all four of Kerala’s half-centurions before tea, reaching his milestone of 50 First-Class wickets in just his 19th game.

Anshul Kamboj in the elite Ranks

With incredible figures of 10/49, Kamboj became only the third bowler in Ranji Trophy history to achieve this feat. The other two bowlers are Bengal’s Premangshu Chatterjee (10/20) and Rajasthan’s Pradeep Sundaram (10/78). Previously, the best innings figures for a Haryana bowler were held by Joginder Sharma, who took eight wickets against Vidarbha in the 2004/05 season.

At stumps the previous day, Kamboj had already picked up eight wickets. On the first morning over, he bowled out Basil Thampi for his ninth and then dismissed Shoun Roger, sealing his tenth wicket and bowling out Kerala for 291. Kamboj’s final figures were an impressive 30.1-9-49-10.

10-wickets in a single innings in Ranji Trophy

Figures	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Season
10/20	Premangsu Chatterjee	Bengal	Assam	1956/57
10/78	Pradeep Sunderam	Rajasthan	Vidarbha	1985/86
*10/49	Anshul Kamboj	Haryana	Kerala	2024/25

Sixth Indian bowler to take 10-wicket haul in First-class

Kamboj’s achievement made him only the sixth Indian to claim a 10-wicket haul in First-Class cricket, joining leg-spinning legends like Anil Kumble, Subhash Gupte, and Debasis Mohanty.

Fresh off representing India A in the ACC Emerging Asia Cup in Oman, Kamboj also shone in the Duleep Trophy with a remarkable eight-wicket haul, becoming just the third pacer to do so in the tournament.

Indian players with 10-wicket haul in First–class cricket

Figures	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Season
10/20	Premansu Chatterjee	Bengal	Assam	1956-57
10/46	Debasis Mohanty	East Zone	South Zone	2000-01
10/49	Anshul Kamboj	Haryana	Kerala	2024-25
10/74	Anil Kumble	India	Pakistan	1999
10/78	Pradeep Sunderam	Rajasthan	Vidarbha	1985-86
10/78	Subhash Gupte	Bombay	Pakistan Combined Services and Bahawalpur XI	1954-55

IPL debut for Kamboj with MI

After an impressive domestic season, Kamboj was signed by the Mumbai Indians for IPL 2024, where he played three matches and took two wickets. He also played a key role in Haryana’s Vijay Hazare Trophy win, taking 17 wickets across 10 matches.