Ashwin lauds history-maker Ajaz Patel, recalls Kumble 10-wicket haul

On
day
2
of
the
Mumbai
Test
between
India
and
New
Zealand,
Ajaz
joined
a
unique
list
as
he
went
on
to
dismiss
all
the
ten
Indian
batters
in
the
first
innings.

Ahead
of
day
3,
fellow
spinner
Ashwin
lauded
the
Mumbai-born
Kiwi
spinner
for
becoming
just
the
third
bowler
in
the
history
of
the
game
to
pick
all
ten
wickets
in
a
single
Test
innings.

“It’s
a
stuff
of
dreams.
Someone
who’s
born
in
Mumbai,
went
to
New
Zealand,
migrated,
made
a
living
out
there,
like
a
typical
middle-class
family,
comes
back
to
Mumbai,
gets
his
wickets
and
not
just
1,
2,
3,
4
or
5,
he’s
got
all
the
10
in
an
innings,”
Ashwin
told
host
broadcaster
Star
Sports.

Shifting
base
got
him
into
cricket,
switching
to
spin
made
It
all
possible
for
Ajaz
Patel

While
he
said
the
feat
is
something
every
bowler
dreams
of,
Ashwin
recalled
watching
the
legendary
Kumble
claim
ten
wickets
against
Pakistan
and
also
said
umpire
AV
Jayaprakash
had
a
visiting
card
with
all
the
ten
dismissals
of
the
Kotla
Test.

“It’s
something
every
bowler
dreams
of.
I
watched
Anil
Kumble
pick
up
those
10
wickets
at
the
Feroz
Shah
Kotla.
In
fact,
I
remember
going
to
Bangalore,
the
umpire
who
did
umpiring
from
Anil
Kumble’s
end
was
Mr
Jayaprakash.

“He
had
a
visiting
card
with
all
the
ten
dismissals.
I
remember
that
very
clearly
while
I
was
at
the
NCA.
I
don’t
know
if
Anil
Chaudhary
can
put
up
a
visiting
card
like
that
but
surely
Ajaz
Patel
can
do
that.
I
am
very
pleased
for
him,
very
happy,”
he
added.

Ajaz
Patel
bags
10
wickets
in
an
innings;
joins
Anil
Kumble,
Jim
Laker
in
historic
feat

Ajaz
Patel’s
10-wicket
haul
restricted
India
to
325,
but
in
response,
the
hosts
led
by
Mohammed
Siraj’s
three
wickets
and
Ravichandran
Ashwin’s
four
wickets,
bundled
out
New
Zealand
for
62.

The
senior
spinner
also
added
that
the
Wankhede
pitch
is
good
for
batters
despite
the
flurry
of
wickets
on
day
2
and
feels
a
set
batter
will
be
tough
to
stop.

“Wankhede
is
one
pitch
where
the
ball
can
turn
and
you
can
get
a
few
good
deliveries
but
if
you
have
the
idea
and
you’re
set,
it’s
a
place
where
stopping
the
runs
of
a
batter
can
be
incredibly
hard.
It’s
a
lightning
outfield,
it’s
got
bounce,
the
margin
of
error
as
a
spinner
is
very
less,”
said
Ashwin.

India
vs
New
Zealand
2nd
Test,
Day
2
Highlights:
Hosts
grab
command
after
Ajaz
Patel’s
historic
10-for

Playing
on
red
soil
surfaces
is
nothing
alien
to
Ashwin
as
the
spinner
praised
compatriot
Mayank
Agarwal,
who
scored
150
in
the
first
innings.

“Having
played
cricket
on
red
soil
surfaces
from
childhood,
I
understand
how
it
works
and
I
thought
he
(Mayank)
got
his
tempo
right.
He
played
his
shots,
put
the
bowlers
under
pressure,
batted
beautifully.
He
was
waiting
for
those
runs
and
a
team
man
like
Mayank
getting
those
runs
is
a
pleasing
sight,”
he
added.

At
end
of
Day
2,
India
were
69/0
in
the
second
innings
with
Mayank
and
Cheteshwar
Pujara
unbeaten
at
the
crease
with
38*
and
29*
respectively.

(With
Agency
inputs)