Haryana Pacer Anshul Kamboj has Become only the Third Bowler in Ranji Trophy History to Pick up 10 Wickets in an Innings

Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj has become only the third bowler in Ranji Trophy history to pick up ten wickets in an innings.

His spell of 10/49 against Kerala came at the Chaudhry Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli on Friday (Nov 15), helping him become the first bowler since Rajasthan's Pradeep Sunderam (10/78) against Vidarbha in 1985-86 to unlock this feat.

The right-arm seamer dismissed Kerala's Shoun Roger on the third day of Haryana’s fifth-round fixture at home to create history.

Besides them, the three Indian bowlers who attained a similar feat in first-class cricket were Subhash Gupte in 1954-55, Anil Kumble in 1998-99 and Debasis Mohanty in 2000-01.

Besides them, the three Indian bowlers who attained a similar feat in first-class cricket were Subhash Gupte in 1954-55, Anil Kumble in 1998-99 and Debasis Mohanty in 2000-01.

Here is the list of Indian bowlers to pick ten wickets in an innings 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 Combined Services and Bahawalpur XI (1954-55)

Meanwhile, Kamboj picked up eight wickets on day two, needing only two early on day three to enter record books, which he accomplished soon after.

Kamboj, who recently represented India A in the ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2024 tournament held in Oman, began his domestic red-ball season with a banger, picking eight wickets in the Duleep Trophy, becoming second seamer after Mohanty (10/46) and Ashoke Dinda (8/123) to achieve this feat.

The opening bowler rose to the limelight last season when Haryana won the Vijay Hazare Trophy, while he was their leading wicket-taker, picking 17 wickets from ten matches.

He even had his breakthrough moment in the cash-rich IPL, where five-time champions Mumbai Indians bagged his services.

Before featuring for Mumbai in the IPL, Kamboj featured in only nine T20 matches;

In 15 List-A matches, Kamboj has picked 23 wickets.