DTVHINDI
Haryana fast bowler Anshul Kamboj has registered his name in the history of Ranji Trophy on Friday. He became the first bowler in 39 years to take all 10 wickets in an innings. He achieved this remarkable feat in the match between Haryana and Kerala at Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli on Friday.
Kamboj is only the third bowler in the storied history of the tournament to achieve this spectacular feat. The 23-year-old bowler destroyed the Kerala batting line-up with his excellent bowling. He took all 10 wickets for 49 runs in his spell, which restricted Kerala to 291 runs in their first innings.
Before Anshul, Premangshu Chatterjee of Bengal had taken 10 wickets for 20 runs against Assam in 1956. Whereas Pradeep Sundaram of Rajasthan had achieved this feat by giving 78 runs against Vidarbha in 1985. Kamboj is the sixth Indian bowler to take 10 wickets in overall first class cricket. Before him, veteran spinners Anil Kumble, Subhash Gupte and Debashish Mohanty have achieved this feat.
Apart from this, this is the best bowling figure made by any bowler while playing for Haryana. Earlier, Joginder Sharma had taken eight wickets against Vidarbha in the 2004/05 season.
Best bowling figures in Ranji Trophy history:
10/20 – Premangshu Chatterjee – Bengal vs Assam (1956-57)
10/49 – Anshul Kamboj – Haryana vs Kerala (2024-25)
10/78 – Pradeep Sundaram – Rajasthan vs Vidarbha (1985-86)
Best bowling performance in an innings in first class cricket for India
10/20 – Premanshu Chatterjee (1957)
10/46 – Debasis Mohanty (2001)
10/49- Anshul Kamboj* (2024)
10/74 – Anil Kumble (1999) – Test
10/78 – Pradeep Sundaram (1985)
10/78 – Subhash Gupte (1954)
Who is this Anshul Kamboj?
Born in Karnal, Haryana, Kamboj is a right-handed fast bowler as well as a right-handed batsman. He came into the news during the 2023–24 Vijay Hazare Trophy, when he took 17 wickets in 10 matches. Recently, while playing for India C in the Duleep Trophy, he took 8 wickets in an innings, becoming the third player to do so in the history of the tournament.
