Hope it inspires children from the Asian community: Ajaz Patel
The Hindu
Ajaz Patel, who performed the rarest of rare feats with a Perfect-10 in the Wankhede Test against India, hoped his heroics would inspire the Asian community in New Zealand to take up the sport and asp
Ajaz Patel, who performed the rarest of rare feats with a Perfect-10 in the Wankhede Test against India, hoped his heroics would inspire the Asian community in New Zealand to take up the sport and aspire to become spin bowlers.
“Every time you go out there, you’re hoping to be a role model for the new generation. For me, being a spinner is one of the most difficult jobs while playing cricket in New Zealand... hopefully, after my achievement, there are going to be more kids in New Zealand who would pick up the ball and want to become great spinners,” said Ajaz at a videoconference with the Indian media on Tuesday.
“I hope it inspires children from the Asian community. I hope it inspires parents from the Asian communities to say ‘yes there’s a pathway here’. If they work hard, really commit to it and have that drive, it’s really possible. There’s nothing stopping them. I guess my story is an example.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.