Anshul Kamboj picks 10 wickets in an innings in Ranji Trophy, breaks 39-year-old record - WATCH

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.

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Watch 📽️ Haryana Pacer Anshul Kamboj's record-breaking spell in the 1st innings against Kerala 👌👌#RanjiTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/RcNP3NQJ2y — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) November 15, 2024

Best bowling figures in Ranji Trophy history -

• 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)

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.

• 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 enterrecord books, which he accomplished soon after.

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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.

(With inputs from agencies)