NZ spinner Ajaz Patel, who picked a ten-wicket haul in first innings of the second Test, said that he received a message from Anil Kumble and felt pretty cool to have got the message.
NZ spinner Ajaz Patel, who picked a ten-wicket haul in first innings of the second Test, said that he received a message from Anil Kumble and felt pretty cool to have got the message.
Kumble had achieved the same feat in 1999 against Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla.
“After I came off the field, things happened pretty quickly. Brilliant moment for my family, for parents and wife. To be able to produce is special.”
“I have seen highlights of Kumble’s ten wickets. Great to be in such a company. It was cool to see his message. Very, very humble to be in such company,” said Ajaz.
“I really wanted to get to my name on honours board,. very special and cool that my name is goin to be there.”
He also said there was no talk with other bowlers to bowl badly so that he could pick up his tenth wicket and get to the record. He said, “Nothing of that sort (Srinath bowling wide to get Kumble his 10th wicket in Delhi in 1999), it is always team first, I would have been happy with nine wickets and someone else picking up the last wicket.”
