Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 05, 2021, 05:04 PM
IND vs NZ | The second match of the two-Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Kiwi bowler Ejaz Patel has created history in this match. He has achieved the feat of taking 10 wickets in an innings. After the match, Ejaz named the person who helped him get 10 wickets.this man helpedHe thanked his coach Shane Jurgensen for giving New Zealand spinner Ejaz Patel a confidence boost at the Wankhede Stadium for the second Test after failing in the first Test against India in Kanpur. He said, 'The coach had sent a video of the international wickets taken by him in the past. After watching the video, Ejaz Patel thanked him for reminding him of his performance by the coach. He said that "You boosted my confidence which helped me take ten wickets in the innings here. Patel struggled in the first Test and finished with 2/90 and 1/60 respectively at Green Park." . "became the third cricket to take 10 wickets30-year-old Ejaz Patel made history by achieving a historic perfect-10 to take full 10 wickets in India's first innings, joining England's Jim Laker and India's Anil Kumble as the third bowler in history. Patel said he received best wishes from a large number of legends and fans across the world including Anil Kumble and New Zealand great all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee. 'I thank everyone for giving me the best wishes. Richard Hadlee set the record for a best bowling figures of 9/52 against Australia in 1985.thanks to the familyAjaz Patel has also thanked the family after taking 10 wickets. "Obviously it's a special day for me and a special day for the whole of New Zealand where a New Zealand bowler took ten wickets against India in India," he said. My family and my cousins who have always supported me a lot in sports. It is an achievement for me and I never dreamed that something like this would happen to me in cricket.thank you allAsked if he was looking to create history after taking all the four Indian wickets on the first day of the match on Friday? In response, Patel said, 'Yes, I was thinking that when I have taken four wickets on the first day, then perform well and take one more wicket so that I can register my name on the honors board forever.' But when there were more than this, I felt that now the time has come to create history. He said that it was a proud occasion not only for him but for the whole of New Zealand. Patel said, 'It has been very special for me to receive the best wishes from the stalwarts of the game and I thank all of them for wishing them well.'