The Haryana youngster has been in stunning form in domestic cricket.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have made significant changes ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at Chepauk against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). MS Dhoni will return as captain for a third stint, stepping in after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out with an elbow injury. The second big change was bringing in Anshul Kamboj in place of left-arm pacer Mukesh Choudhary. Kamboj has been in the news even before CSK picked him up for INR 3.4 crore during the November auction.
IPL 2025 is not Kamboj’s debut season as he had played three matches for another five-time IPL champions – Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. He gained national focus for his Ranji Trophy exploits when he claimed 10-49 in a single innings against Kerala in a group-stage clash. He became only the seventh Indian to do so in First-Class cricket.
The 24-year-old had finished the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 with 34 wickets from 12 innings and was also excellent in the white-ball tournaments. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Kamboj was Haryana’s highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets from 10 matches at an average of 22.05.
In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, he claimed nine wickets from seven games at an economy of 6.73.
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After being picked up by CSK in the auction, Kamboj continued his excellent form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He helped Haryana, winners of the 2024 edition, to reach the semifinals of the latest edition.
Kamboj was expected to make his CSK debut in their season opener, against his former side Mumbai Indians. However, he has been warming the bench for the first five games. CSK had preferred Matheesha Pathirana, experienced pacer Khaleel Ahmed, and even Maharashtra pacer Mukesh Choudhary.
He will be expected to bring his top performance against KKR, whose title defence is off to an unconvincing start. They lost their first match to Royal Challengers Bengaluru but managed to beat Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Ajinkya Rahane’s side comes to Chepauk on the back of a four-run loss to Lucknow Super Giants.
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