Keeping the rhythm of the second day, Anshul Kamboj took the remaining two wickets on the third day. Immediately a rare record next to his name. This pacer from Haryana showed the achievement of taking 10 wickets alone in first class cricket.
Haryana's Kamboj took all the wickets of Kerala in the first innings of the Elite Group C match of the Ranji Trophy in India. Kamboj took two wickets on the first day of the rain-hit match at Chowdhury Bansi Lal Stadium in Lahil. The second day was not played well either. He got six wickets on the day. He also took the remaining two wickets on the third morning today.
This is the third time in Ranji Trophy history that a bowler has taken 10 wickets alone. In the 1955-56 season, left-arm pacer Premanshu Chatterjee took 10 wickets for 20 runs against Assam. Rajasthan pacer Pradeep Sundaram took 10 wickets with 78 runs against Vidarbha in 1985-86 season.
In total, Anshul is the sixth Indian bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings in first-class cricket. The other three are leg-spinner Shubash Gupta, legend Anil Kumble and pacer Devashis Mohanty. Kumble took 10 wickets against Pakistan.
The 23-year-old Kamboj had earlier taken 8 wickets in an innings in first-class cricket. He has been in great form throughout the season in Indian domestic cricket. Kamboj played a major role in Haryana's historic first title in the 50-over tournament in the Vijay Hazare Trophy this year. Hunted 17 wickets.
Kamboj also made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians in the last season. The XI got a chance in three matches. But this pacer will also be looked at in the next auction.
