Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has named Indian pacer Anshul Kamboj as the biggest positive for him from the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on November 4. After being asked to bat first, New Zealand were dismissed for 185 in 40.2 overs. Arshdeep Singh returned figures of 4/70 in 10 overs, while Gurnoor Brar claimed 3/44 in 9.2 overs. Meanwhile, Anshul Kamboj finished with figures of 2/22 in his 10-over spell.

Speaking in a video on his YouTube channel (Irfan Pathan), Irfan Pathan said: “The biggest positive for me from this match was Anshul Kamboj. His graph has been steadily improving, but throughout his spell, even when he was bowling towards the end, the ball was moving more than it was for the other bowlers. Kamboj’s lengths were relentless. He was consistently bowling in the right areas, generating movement and also making use of the scrambled seam.”

However, Irfan Pathan said that Anshul Kamboj is a skilful bowler who has shown his ability to bowl yorkers for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as well.

“He is a skilful bowler who can bowl with the new ball as well. We have seen him do that for Chennai. He also has the ability to come around the wicket and regularly bowl wide yorkers. He can also contribute with the bat lower down the order. So, I genuinely think he is heading in the right direction. I am really impressed with the way he bowled,” he concluded.