Best bowling figures in Ranji Trophy history -
- 10/20 - Premansu Chatterjee - Bengal v Assam (1956-57)
- 10/49 - Anshul Kamboj - Haryana v Kerala (2024-25)
- 10/78 - Pradeep Sunderam - Rajasthan v Vidarbha (1985-86)
Besides them, the three Indian bowlers who attained a similar feat in first-class cricket were Subhash Gupte in 1954-55, Anil Kumble in 1998-99 and Debasis Mohanty in 2000-01.
Here is the list of Indian bowlers to pick ten wickets in an innings in first-class cricket -
- 10/20 - Premansu Chatterjee - Bengal v Assam (1956-57)
- 10/46 - Debasis Mohanty - East Zone v South Zone (2000-01)
- 10/49 - Anshul Kamboj - Haryana v Kerala (2024-25)
- 10/74 - Anil Kumble - India v Pakistan (1999)
- 10/78 - Pradeep Sunderam - Rajasthan v Vidarbha (1985-86)
- 10/78 - Subhash Gupte - Bombay v Pakistan Combined Services and Bahawalpur XI (1954-55)
Meanwhile, Kamboj picked up eight wickets on day two, needing only two early on day three to enter record books, which he accomplished soon after.
Kamboj, who recently represented India A in the ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2024 tournament held in Oman, began his domestic red-ball season with a banger, picking eight wickets in the Duleep Trophy, becoming second seamer after Mohanty (10/46) and Ashoke Dinda (8/123) to achieve this feat.
The opening bowler rose to the limelight last season when Haryana won the Vijay Hazare Trophy, while he was their leading wicket-taker, picking 17 wickets from ten matches.
He even had his breakthrough moment in the cash-rich IPL, where five-time champions Mumbai Indians bagged his services. Before featuring for Mumbai in the IPL, Kamboj featured in only nine T20 matches;