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New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel named India’s mastery on Day 2 of the Mumbai Test regardless of his memorable 10-fer as the ‘beauty of Test cricket’.
On Saturday, Ajaz turned out to be just the third bowler to pick all 10 wickets in an innings in a Test match. On account of the 33-year-old’s heroics, New Zealand limited India to 325 in their first innings. In any case, the hosts hit back to tidy up the Kiwis for 62 in their first paper.
India are 69 for no loss in their second innings, having acquired a huge lead of 332.Reflecting on the day’s play, Ajaz stated that New Zealand are not out of the Test yet.
“I guess that’s the beauty of Test cricket, isn’t it? That’s what makes Test cricket so exciting. Things can flip and it (sometimes) takes one session to change a match,” Ajaz Patel in the post-match presentation.
“We are still in the game, there is a second innings to go. If we can turn up tomorrow and put our best foot forward, who knows what can happen. It is still about looking at tomorrow and, kind of, putting today behind us,” he added.
While Ajaz picked all 10 wickets for New Zealand, Indian opener Mayank Agarwal countered him with an aggressive 150. Lauding Mayank for his unique innings, the Kiwi left-arm spinner said:
“Obviously, Mayank played really well. That was a very special innings and he pretty much got half the runs in that innings. To score 150 out there under conditions that are pretty challenging for batting, it is pretty special. You have got to respect him for that.”
Mayank was among the couple of Indian players who took on Ajaz and was fruitful in observing limits off him until the New Zealand bowler constrained him to scratch one.
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