Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj entered the document books on Friday as he turned solely the third bowler in Ranji Trophy to assert all 10 wickets in an innings.
Bowling towards Kerala on Day 3 of the fifth-round conflict in Lahli, Kamboj razed by your complete Kerala top-order, dismissing every of the 4 half-centurions by tea, earlier than attaining the milestone. Within the course of, Kamboj additionally went previous 50 First-Class wickets in his nineteenth look.
Kamboj had entered stumps final night with eight wickets to his tally. Within the first over of the morning, Kamboj castled Basil Thampi for his ninth wicket and accomplished his milestone tenth wicket by dismissing Shoun Roger, bundling Kerala for 291 within the first innings. Kamboj’s ultimate figures learn: 30.1-9-49-10.
Kamboj is barely the third bowler in Ranji historical past to select all 10 wickets in an innings, following within the footsteps of Premangsu Mohan Chatterjee and Pradeep Sunderam. Whereas Chatterjee was the primary bowler to attain the feat within the 1956-57 season for Bengal, Sunderam claimed all 10 wickets in an innings for Rajasthan in a match towards Vidarbha within the 1985-86 version.
General, Kamboj is barely the sixth Indian bowler to select up a First-Class 10-wicket haul with legendary leg-spinners Anil Kumble, Subhash Gupte and Debasis Mohanty being the others on the unique record.
Kamboj, who not too long ago represented the India A group within the ACC Rising Asia Cup match in Oman, had began his home red-ball season with a equally outrageous haul within the Duleep Trophy. In his second outing within the match, Kamboj turned solely the third pacer to document an eight-wicket haul within the Duleep Trophy, behind Mohanty (10/46) and Ashoke Dinda (8/123).
Kamboj rose to the highlight over the last home season and was picked up by Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2024 season. As Haryana clinched the Vijay Hazare Trophy title for the primary time, Kamboj was among the many main wicket-takers, taking 17 scalps from 10 matches.
Kamboj has 23 wickets from 15 Record-A video games to his identify. Earlier than making his IPL debut with Mumbai Indians in 2024, Kamboj had featured in solely 9 T20 matches.
Greatest bowling figures in Ranji Trophy historical past
10/20 – Premansu Chatterjee – Bengal v Assam (1956-57)
10/49 – Anshul Kamboj – Haryana v Kerala (2024-25)
10/78 – Pradeep Sunderam – Rajasthan v Vidarbha (1985-86)
Indian bowlers with 10-wicket hauls in First-Class cricket
10/20 – Premansu Chatterjee – Bengal v Assam (1956-57)
10/46 – Debasis Mohanty – East Zone v South Zone (2000-01)
10/49 – Anshul Kamboj – Haryana v Kerala (2024-25)
10/74 – Anil Kumble – India v Pakistan (1999)
10/78 – Pradeep Sunderam – Rajasthan v Vidarbha (1985-86)
10/78 – Subhash Gupte – Bombay v Pakistan Mixed Providers and Bahawalpur XI (1954-55)
