IND vs NZ 2021: Ajaz Patel of New Zealand became only the third player in Test history to take all ten wickets in a single innings during the Mumbai Test. Despite his heroics, the visitors lost the two-match series on the fourth day by a whopping 372-run margin.
Ajaz Patel was born in Mumbai and moved to New Zealand with his family when he was seven years old. IND vs NZ 2021
Patel followed in his father’s footsteps as a left-arm pacer. However, he revealed that he shifted to left-arm spin around a decade ago due to his height, or rather his lack of it. He also mentioned how his family despises the sport.
Ravichandran Ashwin
Patel spoke up about his early years and more in an interview with Ravichandran Ashwin after India beat New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
“Earlier, in India, playing cricket in the Maidan just because you enjoy it with a rubber ball or a heavy tennis ball. In New Zealand, probably a bit of more structure added to it. But, in our family, Indians are cricket mad. So we still played in the backyard, crazy hours, so cricket mad family, really,” Ajaz told Ashwin. he said
“Yeah, look at me standing next to you; I don’t really have the height to be a fast bowler. So I made a great choice to switch over to spin bowling about ten years ago now. It’s been a special journey since. It’s been a lot of hard work. You know, it takes a lot of time to develop your craft.” Ajaz Patel said
In India’s first innings, Ajaz Patel took ten wickets in 47.5 overs. Soon after, he delivered 26 more for India in their second innings, as New Zealand were knocked out for just 62 in their first.
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