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CSK bought him for INR 3.40 crore in the mega auction and he went on to take eight wickets in as many matches at an average of 21.50 and an economy of 8.
Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj has been added to the Indian squad as a cover for injured Arshdeep Singh. India and England will clash in the fourth Test of the series from July 23 at Old Trafford in Manchester. Arshdeep was hit on the hand while trying to stop the ball during a net session.
According to reports, Anshul has come in for Arshdeep. Kamboj played for India A, which competed against England Lions. The right-arm pacer took five wickets in two unofficial Tests and amassed a fifty in the second contest.
CSK bought him for INR 3.40 crore in the mega auction and he went on to take eight wickets in as many matches at an average of 21.50 and an economy of 8.
He came to the limelight after becoming the third bowler in the history of the Ranji Trophy to take all 10 wickets in an innings. He recorded the milestone during Haryana’s fifth-round match of the 2024-25 season against Kerala in Rohtak. He registered the figures of 10/49 in 30.1 overs.
Premangshu Chatterjee of Bengal (10/20) and Pradeep Sunderam (10/78) of Rajasthan were the first two bowlers. In first-class cricket, Kamboj has taken 79 wickets at an average of 22.88 and an economy of 3.10. In List A and T20 cricket, he has claimed 74 scalps.