IPL playerIndia2024 to 2026
Anshul Kamboj
On scorecards: A Kamboj · Right-hand bat
Anshul Kamboj, a bowler, has played three IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Anshul Kamboj arrived through the auction: Mumbai Indians paid ₹20 lakh, the base price. That debut came after going unsold once (2023).
That first season brought 3 matches, 2 runs and 2 wickets at 11.03 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2026, for Chennai Super Kings: 21 wickets at 10.39 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 9.73, with best figures of 3 for 22.
Franchise by franchise
2024, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2024 auction for ₹20 lakh. 3 matches and 2 wickets.
2025 to 2026, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹3.4 cr. 22 matches and 29 wickets.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2025 to 2026.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 31 wickets in 498 deliveries, at 9.83 runs an over against a league rate of 9.62 for the same seasons: 0.21 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
The fielding record: 6 catches and 1 run-out.
At the auction
Anshul Kamboj has gone under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹3.4 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2025, more than 11 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹20 lakh in 2024, ₹3.4 cr by 2025. Unsold in 2023, Anshul Kamboj was bought in 2024 by Mumbai Indians.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Anshul Kamboj has made 25 IPL appearances, the latest for Chennai Super Kings in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 2 | 2* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2 | 11.03 | 1/24 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | 14 | 5* | 7.0 | 116.7 | 0/0 | 8 | 7.94 | 3/13 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 58 | 19* | 58.0 | 152.6 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.39 | 3/22 | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2024
- Chennai Super Kings: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 26.9% |
| Balls per four | 10.4 |
| Balls per six | 13 |
| Dot balls bowled | 37.9% |
| Balls per wicket | 15.8 |
| Catches | 6 |
| Run-outs | 1 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UAL6 | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2024 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹20 lakh |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹3.4 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet