"It was quite windy and we were playing on the artificial so there was a lot of swing," he said. "And I watched India play in the world cup the night before and picked up some tricks from the commentators."
He said he knew he was closing in on the record as the wickets started to tumble.
"Yeah, they told me I needed eight wickets to break the record," he said.
"I got my eighth wicket on the last ball of my last over, so I was very happy."
The method of dismissal for Dogra's eight-wicket haul on Saturday included two catches and six clean-bowled. He said during three of his overs, they placed all the fielders on the off-side to suit his bowling.
Geyser Development went on to comfortably win the match.
Meanwhile, Geyser 1 are still in the hunt to defend their title in the after-Christmas Rotorua/Taupo reserve grade competition, which is the biggest prize in the reserve grade.
Geyser 1 captain Matt Collier said they had an important match this weekend when Geyser 1 play Geyser Development at Ray Boord Park. He said whoever won that match should book a place in the semifinals come March 21.
Collier said Dogra had slotted into the team nicely after moving to Rotorua late last year.
"He came to us before Christmas for the first time and none of us had met him before, but he fitted in really well. During the competition before Christmas, I'm not sure how many wickets he took but it was a lot."
Dogra had added to a strong attack's potency.
He moved to New Zealand from India about 10 years ago and was very diplomatic when asked who he wanted to win the Cricket World Cup.
"I'd be happy if either team won it," he said.
