In the fourth Test against England, Anshul Kamboj has made his debut for India. Before the match started, Deepdas Gupta wore him a debut cap, while after the toss, Indian captain Shubman Gill told that there have been 3 changes in Team India for the Manchester Test. Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudarshan have returned to the team, but the center of the most discussion remains 24 -year -old Anshul Kamboj. Perhaps you would not know that Anshul has been getting a lot of support from his father in cricket career.

Who is Anshul Kamboj?

Anshul Kamboj comes from Fazilpur in Karnal. Actually, he was Anshul’s father, Udham Singh who laid the foundation of his son’s magnificent career. According to the Times of India, Udham Singh says that his son’s journey of cricket began when he talked to Satish Rana about reducing the weight of Anshul. Satish was Anshul’s childhood coach. According to father Udham Singh, Anshul used to have a lot of weight, but as soon as Anshul stepped into the academy for the first time, he was attached to this game. Cricket had become an integral part of Anshul Kamboj’s life.

Identification found in 2023

Anshul Kamboj became a topic of discussion in Indian cricket when he contributed a lot to Haryana to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2023. Anshul took 17 wickets after playing 10 matches in that tournament. Due to this performance, Scouts (people searching for talent) were noticed on him. He got a chance to play 3 matches for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024.

10 wickets taken in the same innings

Anshul Kamboj is the only third bowler in Indian domestic cricket who has taken all 10 wickets in one innings. He bowled 30.1 overs in the match against Kerala and took 10 wickets for just 49 runs. Before him in Indian domestic cricket, only Premangsu Chatterjee of Bengal and Pradeep Sundaram of Rajasthan were able to do this.

Anshul Kamboj has taken 79 wickets in 24 matches so far in his first-class career. Anshul can also bat when needed, he has 486 runs in the first-class career.

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The Indian team has given Anshul Kamboj debut in the fourth Test against England. Kamboj was honored with Team India’s cap before the game started in Manchester on Wednesday before the game started. Anshul Kamboj has become the second Indian cricketer after Anil Kumble, who has made his Test debut on the historic ground in Manchester. Anshul Kamboj, who played for Haryana in domestic cricket, has wreaked havoc in the last domestic season. He was included in the Indian squad for the last 2 Test matches.

Anshul Kamboj was earlier seen playing for the India A team that played 2 unofficial Tests with England Lions. He took five wickets in 3 innings of unofficial Test matches and also played an unbeaten half -century in the first match. Anshul has become a total of 318th players to play Tests for India.

Equality in Anil Kumble and Anshul Kamboj

In 1990, Anil Kumble also made his debut on the Manchester ground. At the same time, the career of Anshul Kamboj is also starting from this ground. Both have a special similarity because both of them have done the feat of taking 10 wickets in the same innings in red-ball cricket.

Anil Kumble took all 10 wickets in the second innings of the Test match against Pakistan in 1999. He took 14 wickets in that entire match. At the same time, Anshul did this feat in Indian domestic cricket. He dismissed all 10 Kerala batsmen in a Ranji Trophy match in 2024. He has got the place of Akashdeep in the Indian playing XI, who is struggling with the problem of waist.

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