IPL 2025: A Kamboj’s meteoric rise as Chennai Super Kings’ new-ball enforcer In just two seasons, A Kamboj has shifted the spotlight from his modest batting cameos to a breakout bowling master-class. Across 11 innings for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025, the right-arm quick has rattled 10 wickets in 189 balls, returning a snappy strike-rate of 18.9 and a best of 3 for 28. His solitary three-wicket burst—against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk—helped CSK defend 190 and underlined why the franchise traded him from Mumbai Indians after IPL 2024. Kamboj’s economy of 9.08 is aggressive rather than reckless; he backs yorkers and hard-lengths that concede boundaries but harvest wickets. The 10 scalps include power-play openers and death-over finishers, showcasing versatility across phases. Those numbers gain context when viewed alongside his cameo batting: 16 runs off 14 balls with two fours, a strike-rate of 114, and a highest score of 5—figures that tell the story of a bowler who bats only when the situation demands. From donning Mumbai blue in 2024 to forging Chennai yellow in 2025, Kamboj’s journey is one of rapid adaptation. With 10 wickets already this season and a best haul of 3 for, fantasy managers and analysts alike are tagging him as the dark-horse for IPL 2025 Purple Cap contention.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL Story: 17 seasons, 6,769 runs, 51 half-centuries, 768 fours, 152 sixes, 127 strike rate, 2 centuries, 106* highest, 221 innings, 5,324 balls faced.

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