When Chennai Super Kings paid ₹3.4 crore for Anshul Kamboj at the IPL 2025 mega auction, they were buying the bowler who had just taken all ten wickets in a Ranji Trophy innings. By the end of IPL 2026, that gamble looked like one of the smartest calls of the auction. Kamboj finished the season with 21 wickets in 14 matches, the highest tally for CSK, and he did it bowling the two toughest phases of a T20 innings: the powerplay and the death.
This page covers the complete Anshul Kamboj IPL stats record: his season-by-season numbers from his Mumbai Indians debut in 2024 through his breakout with CSK in 2026, his career figures of 31 wickets from 25 matches, his auction price history, and the latest confirmed word on his IPL 2027 team. The 2027 season has not started, so no 2027 numbers exist yet.
Anshul Kamboj IPL Stats Overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Anshul Kamboj |
| IPL Debut | 2024 (Mumbai Indians) |
| Role | Bowling all-rounder |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm medium pace |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Current IPL Team | Chennai Super Kings |
| IPL Matches | 25 |
| IPL Runs | 74 |
| Highest Score | 19* |
| IPL Wickets | 31 |
| Best Bowling | 3/13 |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Anshul Kamboj?
Anshul Kamboj was born on 6 December 2000 in Karnal, Haryana. A tall right-arm medium pacer who bats right-handed, he made his first-class debut for Haryana in February 2022 and his name shot into the national conversation in November 2024, when he took all ten wickets in an innings (10/49) against Kerala in the Ranji Trophy, becoming only the third bowler in the tournament’s history to do so. A few months earlier he had been named Player of the Tournament in the 2024 Duleep Trophy for India C, and his 17 wickets in ten matches helped Haryana win their first Vijay Hazare Trophy title in 2023-24.
That domestic body of work carried him into the IPL with Mumbai Indians in 2024, then to Chennai Super Kings for ₹3.4 crore at the 2025 mega auction, where he came under the leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad. India came calling soon after: he made his Test debut against England at Old Trafford in July 2025 and his ODI debut against the West Indies in October 2026.
Anshul Kamboj IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | Bought at auction for ₹20 lakh; IPL debut |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | Bought at mega auction for ₹3.4 crore |
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | Contract carried over; no auction movement |
| 2027 | Not confirmed | Retention decisions not yet announced |
Kamboj’s IPL journey is a two-club story so far. Mumbai gave him his first taste of the league in 2024, three appearances in a crowded attack. Chennai then outbid Mumbai and others for his signature at the 2025 mega auction, his base price of ₹30 lakh rising eleven-fold to ₹3.4 crore. He rewarded that faith in 2026 with a season that made him CSK’s leading wicket-taker.
Anshul Kamboj IPL 2024 Stats
| Batting | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2024 | 3 | 2 | 2* | – | 100.00 |
| Bowling | M | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2024 | 3 | 60 | 114 | 2 | 1/24 | 57.00 | 11.40 | 30.0 |
His debut season was a quiet one. Picked for three games by Mumbai, Kamboj managed two wickets and went at 11.40 an over, the figures of a young bowler still adjusting to the speed and pressure of the league. There was little to judge from such a small sample, but the domestic form that followed kept him firmly on the radar.
Anshul Kamboj IPL 2025 Stats
| Batting | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2025 | 8 | 14 | 5* | 7.00 | 116.67 |
| Bowling | M | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2025 | 8 | 129 | 172 | 8 | 3/13 | 21.50 | 8.00 | 16.1 |
The move to Chennai brought a steadier role. In eight matches Kamboj took eight wickets at an average of 21.50 and an economy of 8.00, the best economy rate of any of his three IPL seasons so far. His career-best 3/13 came in this season, and he began to look like a bowler Chennai could trust with meaningful overs rather than just the odd cameo.
Anshul Kamboj IPL 2026 Stats
| Batting | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2026 | 14 | 58 | 19* | 29.00 | 152.63 | 3 | 4 |
| Bowling | M | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2026 | 14 | 302 | 530 | 21 | 3/22 | 25.24 | 10.53 | 14.4 |
This was the breakout year. Kamboj played all 14 league matches and took 21 wickets, the most by any CSK bowler in the season, at a strike rate of a wicket every 14.4 balls. He was wicketless in only three of the 14 games, struck with the new ball and at the death, and produced a headline spell of 3/32 in the eight-wicket win over Mumbai at Chepauk, where former CSK batter Subramaniam Badrinath called him the side’s biggest positive. His workload grew after season-ending injuries to Nathan Ellis and fellow new-ball seamer Khaleel Ahmed, and Virender Sehwag later noted that Kamboj had been left to carry the attack with little support.
The season was not flawless. Bowling the hardest overs for a struggling side is expensive work: his economy rose to 10.53, one report noted 34 sixes conceded across the season, the most by any bowler in a single IPL edition, and he crossed 500 runs conceded in the campaign. CSK exited before the playoffs, but Kamboj walked away with his reputation enhanced and a spot in the Purple Cap conversation.
Anshul Kamboj IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. No 2027 numbers exist for any player at this point. Chennai’s retention and squad decisions for the new season have not been officially announced as of 8 October 2026. For the confirmed timelines on retention and the auction, see the IPL 2027 retention rules and purse guide. This page will be updated once his 2027 team and price are confirmed.
Anshul Kamboj IPL 2027 Team and Price
Kamboj’s IPL 2027 team and price are not officially confirmed. His last confirmed position is Chennai Super Kings on the contract from the 2025 mega auction (₹3.4 crore). Whether Chennai retain him or he goes back into the auction pool will be decided in the retention window, which has not closed yet.
Anshul Kamboj IPL Career Batting Stats
| M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 74 | 19* | 18.50 | 142.31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Kamboj bats low in the order and is rarely needed with the bat, but his 2026 numbers hint at a useful lower-order game: 58 runs at a strike rate of 152.63, including four sixes. He is a genuine bowling all-rounder in domestic cricket, where he has a first-class fifty to his name, and that hitting could become a bigger part of his IPL role.
Anshul Kamboj IPL Career Bowling Stats
| M | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 491 | 816 | 31 | 3/13 | 26.32 | 9.97 | 15.8 |
Thirty-one wickets from 25 matches at a strike rate of 15.8 is a strong career record for a bowler still early in his IPL life. The economy rate of 9.97 reflects the overs he bowls: teams give the powerplay and the death to bowlers they trust, and those overs are expensive by design.
Anshul Kamboj IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | BBI | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 2 | 2* | – | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/24 | 11.40 |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | 14 | 5* | 7.00 | 116.67 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3/13 | 8.00 |
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 58 | 19* | 29.00 | 152.63 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3/22 | 10.53 |
Anshul Kamboj IPL Highest Score
Kamboj’s highest IPL score is 19 not out, made from 8 balls against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in May 2026, his final innings of that season. It was a brief but forceful cameo that matched the trend of his 2026 batting: low-order runs made at a strike rate above 150.
Anshul Kamboj IPL Wickets and Best Bowling
Kamboj has taken 31 wickets in 25 IPL matches. His career-best figures are 3/13 for CSK in 2025, and his best of the 2026 season was 3/22. His 2026 match-turning spell of 3/32 against Mumbai at Chepauk, alongside fellow seamer Jamie Overton‘s 1/23, remains his most high-profile IPL performance, drawing praise for striking at both ends of the innings.
Anshul Kamboj IPL Records and Achievements
- Chennai Super Kings’ leading wicket-taker in IPL 2026 with 21 wickets in 14 matches
- Featured in the IPL 2026 Purple Cap race, ranked third at one stage of the season
- Named in India’s Test squad in 2025 (debut vs England at Old Trafford) and ODI squad in 2026 (debut vs West Indies)
- Domestically: only the third bowler in Ranji Trophy history to take all ten wickets in an innings (10/49 vs Kerala, 2024), and Player of the Tournament in the 2024 Duleep Trophy
Anshul Kamboj IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | Auction |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹3.4 crore | Auction (base price ₹30 lakh) |
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹3.4 crore | Contract carried over; no auction movement |
Anshul Kamboj’s IPL Performance Analysis
Kamboj’s three-season arc is one of the clearest upward trajectories in recent IPL history. From 2 wickets in 3 games for Mumbai in 2024 to 21 in 14 for Chennai in 2026, the raw output has multiplied tenfold while his role has hardened into one of the hardest jobs in T20 cricket: new-ball swing followed by death bowling. The 2025 economy of 8.00, the best of his career, showed he could bowl dry when given a defined role; the 2026 economy of 10.53 showed what happens when he becomes the attack’s main man and bowls almost exclusively in the two most expensive phases.
That trade-off is normal for strike bowlers in the league, and it is the same profile Chennai built around senior figures like Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran and Ravichandran Ashwin: wicket-taking comes with runs. The concerning number from 2026 is the death-overs toll, but the wicket-taking consistency, wicketless in only three games, suggests a bowler who creates chances rather than one who got lucky. His spin counterpart Noor Ahmad and death specialist Matheesha Pathirana round out the CSK attack he is now central to. If the economy settles back toward 2025 levels without the wicket rate dropping, Kamboj has the makings of a long-term CSK mainstay.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Anshul Kamboj’s IPL price?
Anshul Kamboj was bought by Chennai Super Kings for ₹3.4 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction, well above his ₹30 lakh base price. His price for IPL 2027 is not officially confirmed.
Which IPL team does Anshul Kamboj play for?
He plays for Chennai Super Kings, who signed him in the 2025 mega auction and kept him for 2026. He made his IPL debut with Mumbai Indians in 2024.
How many wickets has Anshul Kamboj taken in the IPL?
31 wickets in 25 matches, at an average of 26.32 and an economy of 9.97, with best figures of 3/13.
What was Anshul Kamboj’s best IPL season?
IPL 2026: 21 wickets in 14 matches for CSK at an average of 25.24, making him the team’s leading wicket-taker that season.
What are Anshul Kamboj’s best bowling figures in the IPL?
3/13 for Chennai Super Kings in 2025. His best in 2026 was 3/22.
When did Anshul Kamboj make his IPL debut?
In 2024 for Mumbai Indians, who bought him at the auction for ₹20 lakh.
What is Anshul Kamboj’s highest IPL score?
19 not out from 8 balls against Gujarat Titans in May 2026.
Will Anshul Kamboj play IPL 2027 for CSK?
Not officially confirmed. CSK’s retention decisions for IPL 2027 have not been announced as of 8 October 2026.
Sources and Data Notes
Statistics and player information are checked against available reliable sources and may be updated as new IPL matches, transfers, or official announcements are confirmed. Season figures are drawn from the official IPL records, ESPNcricinfo, Cricbuzz, and myKhel’s player database; auction and team details from official auction reporting; and domestic career milestones from established sports press. Official reference: iplt20.com.
Statistics updated through: 8 October 2026
