Chennai Super Kings‘ head coach Stephen Fleming has backed young pacer Anshul Kamboj as a potential dark horse for India’s upcoming Test series against England. The uncapped bowler has impressed in the ongoing IPL 2025, and with fitness concerns surrounding Mohammed Shami, selectors may look toward fresh pace options.
After CSK’s clash with Rajasthan Royals, Fleming highlighted Kamboj’s subtle variations, consistent length, and deceptive speed — traits he believes make him a strong candidate for English conditions.
“𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒋 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒃𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅,” 𝑭𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.
Kamboj’s Swing and Seam Could Be Game-Changer in English Conditions
Kamboj has already earned a place in the India A squad for their matches against the England Lions and is expected to feature in the intra-squad game versus the senior side. A solid performance could open doors for his inclusion in the main squad for the England Test series.
“𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 – 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕,” 𝑭𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒋’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆.
With strong showings on flat IPL pitches, many believe Kamboj’s transition to seaming English tracks could be smooth. His ability to excel with both red and white ball formats makes him a valuable future prospect for India’s pace attack.
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