On September 15, India C pacer Anshul Kamboj scripted history during the Duleep Trophy 2024 clash against India B. The sides locked horns at the Rural Development Trust Stadium B in Anantapur, where Kamboj destroyed the star-studded India B batting unit to help his side take a first-inning lead. While the match ended in a draw, India C got critical three points to maintain first spot on the standings.
Kamboj delivered a historic spell and picked eight wickets while conceding only 69 runs. With this, the bowler became only the third pacer in history and first in 12 years to take an eight-wicket haul in the Duleep Trophy. Before him, Debasis Mohanty and Ashok Dinda were the only two names who had recorded the feat in 2001 and 2012, respectively. Mohanty achieved the feat in a clash between East Zone and South Zone, where he picked 10 wickets while conceding 46 runs. On the other hand, Dinda recorded the figures of 8/123 in the clash between East Zone and North Zone.
Who is Anshul Kamboj?
Anshul Kamboj is an all-rounder who hails from Karnal, Haryana. The cricketer made a name for himself in the recent domestic season. Kamboj was among the leading wicket-takers for his side Haryana in the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy title, where he had picked 17 wickets from 10 matches. Kamboj has picked 23 wickets in a total of 15 List A games he has played.
He made his debut with Mumbai Indians during the 2024 season, in the game against SunRisers Hyderabad. The cricketer played three games for his IPL franchise and picked two wickets. Talking about his spell in the match against India B, Kamboj dismissed the likes of Narayan Jagadeesan (70), Musheer Khan (1), Sarfaraz Khan (16), Rinku Singh (6), Nitish Kumar Reddy (2), Rahul Chahar (18), Navdeep Saini (0) and Mukesh Kumar (4).