Emotional for Patel: New Zealand, the world Test champions after beating India in the title clash in June, denied the hosts a win in an enthralling five days of play in the opening match. The final pairing of Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel survived in dimming light as gutsy New Zealand held on for a memorable draw. In Mumbai, Patel returns to his city of birth and where he played lot of cricket before his parents moved to New Zealand. The 33-year-old spinner said he looked forward to playing at Wankhede Stadium, with many of his relatives watching from the stands. “Definitely it is emotional,” he said. “I have come to Wankhede and watched a lot of IPL games… and I bowled to Mumbai a few times in their training sessions. It is pretty cool and quite nostalgic.”
Patel, who has played 10 Tests for New Zealand since his 2018 debut, said it was the first time his relatives in Mumbai would be able to watch him play in person. “Even back home my parents still haven’t watched me play Test cricket,” said the spinner, who claimed three wickets in the first match. “Hopefully sometime soon they will be able to come and watch me as well.”
Squads
India: ViratKohli (captain), Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wk), Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel, Will Somerville, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner.
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