Anshul Kamboj has taken a long road to live his ultimate dream, playing Test cricket for India. The 24-year-old was one of the favourites to be picked for the England tour but narrowly missed out. Last week, he was drafted into the Indian squad for the fourth Test against England in Manchester after injuries to all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and the pace duo of Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh. Now, he is set to make his Test debut at Old Trafford.
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