Ajaz Patel on 10-wicket haul: Stars have aligned for me to do something like this in Mumbai

India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Mumbai-born Ajaz Patel marked his first Test match in city by becoming the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings and said that the milestone was not something that he ever thought about achieving.

New Zealand's Ajaz Patel said that the "stars have aligned" for him to become the third bowler in Test history to take all 10 wickets in his first match in Mumbai, where he was born and lived till his family left for New Zealand when he was aged eight. Ajaz took four wickets in the first day of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium and then took six more on the second day.

"Quite a special occasion for me and not just me but my family. Unfortunately for me, they're not here because of Covid," said Ajaz after the end of the second session. "Honestly, it's pretty surreal, I don't think you will ever believe that you would achieve something like this so to do it in my career is pretty special."