Kamboj creates Ranji history, claims all 10 Kerala wkts; check full list

Kamboj's extraordinary feat not only secured him a place in the record books but also took him past the 50-wicket milestone in First-Class cricket, achieved in just his 19th match.

Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj became the only third bowler in the history of the Ranji Trophy to take 10 wickets in an innings.  

Kamboj, 23, achieved the feat in the home team's Group C game against Kerala at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium on the outskirts of Rohtak.

Kamboj ended with incredible figures of 10/49 in 30.1 overs. 

Premangshu Chatterjee of Bengal (10/20 vs Assam, 1956) and Pradeep Sundaram (10/78, Rajasthan v Vidarbha, 1985) of Rajasthan are the other two bowlers to have taken 10 wickets in an innings in the country's premier domestic tournament. 

 

Best bowling figures in Ranji Trophy history
Bowling figures	Player name	Year	Opposition	Year
10/20	Premangshu Chatterjee	Bengal	v Assam	1956-57
10/49	Anshul Kamboj	Haryana	v Kerala	2024-25
10/78	Pradeep Sunderam	Rajasthan	v Vidarbha	1985-86

Overall, Kamboj is the sixth Indian bowler to grab a 10-wicket haul in First-Class cricket. The legendary Anil Kumble, Subhash Gupte and Debashish Mohanty are the others on the list.

The pacer entered the third day's play with eight wickets to his name and claimed the wickets of Basil Thampi and Shoun Roger to complete the remarkable feat.

As a result, Kerala were all out for 291 in their first innings.

While running through the Kerala batting line-up, Kamboj also went past 50 First-Class wickets in 19 matches.

Kamboj, who was picked by Mumbai Indians for the 2024 IPL after an impressive domestic season, recently represented the India A in the ACC Emerging Asia Cup tournament in Oman.

Kamboj was among the leading wicket-takers with 17 scalps from 10 matches as Haryana went on to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy title for the first time.

This season he became only the third pacer to record an eight-wicket haul in the Duleep Trophy, behind Mohanty (10/46) and Ashok Dinda (8/123).

Kamboj has 23 wickets from 15 List-A games to his name. 

List of Indian bowlers with 10-wicket haul in First-Class cricket
Bowling figures	Player name	Year	Opposition	Year	Competition
10/20	Premangshu Chatterjee	Bengal	v Assam	1956-57	Ranji Trophy
10/46	Debasis Mohanty	East Zone	v South Zone	2000-01	Duleep Trophy
10/49	Anshul Kamboj	Haryana	v Kerala	2024-25	Ranji Trophy
10/74	Anil Kumble	India	v Pakistan	1999	Kotla -- Test match
10/78	Pradeep Sundaram	Rajasthan	v Vidarbha	1985-86	Ranji Trophy
10/78	Subhash Gupte	Bombay	v Pakistan Combined Services and Bahawalpur XI	1954-55	NA

  Kerala vs Haryana full scorecard 

Kerala first innings vs Haryana in Ranji Trophy 2024-25
Batters	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Strike rate	Fours	Sixes
B APARAJITH	c Kapil Hooda b Anshul Kamboj	0	5	0	0	0
ROHAN S KUNNUMMAL	c Ankit Kumar b Anshul Kamboj	55	102	53.92	6	0
AKSHAY CHANDRAN	b Anshul Kamboj	59	178	33.15	5	0
SACHIN BABY (C)	c Kapil Hooda b Anshul Kamboj	52	146	35.62	2	0
JALAJ SAXENA	lbw Anshul Kamboj	4	16	25	0	0
SALMAN NIZAR	c Kapil Hooda b Anshul Kamboj	0	11	0	0	0
MOHAMMED AZHARUDDEEN (WK)	c Aman Kumar b Anshul Kamboj	53	74	71.62	3	3
SHOUN ROGER	c Kapil Hooda b Anshul Kamboj	42	107	39.25	3	1
NIDHEESH M D	b Anshul Kamboj	10	23	43.48	2	0
BASIL THAMPI	b Anshul Kamboj	4	27	14.81	0	0
BASIL N P	Not out	1	9	11.11	0	0
Total	291 116.1 Ov
Extras	( B 0, Lb 10, W 0, Nb 1 , P 0) 11	RR : 2.51
Bowlers	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Dots
Anshul Kamboj	30.1	9	49	10	1.62	147
Aman Kumar	27	6	76	0	2.81	123
Nishant Sindhu	17	2	43	0	2.53	71
S P Kumar	17	1	57	0	3.35	74
J J Yadav	25	7	56	0	2.24	111