The 33-year-old Mumbai-born Patel, who migrated to New Zealand as a seven-year-old, said it has been a "dream come true" to be able to play at the city of his birth and come up with a historic feat.
The 33-year-old Mumbai-born etched his name in history books last week when he took all 10 wickets in India's first innings in the city of his birth, becoming only third cricketer to do so after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble.
The Mumbai-born Ajaz joined Jim Laker and Anil Kumble in the rare 10-wicket club after taking all 10 wickets of India's first innings in the second Test which the hosts won by 372 runs.
After their tail-enders secured a thrilling draw in the Kanpur Test, New Zealand managed just 62 and 167 runs in the final game as India took less than an hour on the fourth day morning to walk away with a massive 372-run win -- their biggest winning margin at home.
India and New Zealand will clash in a two-match Test series with the first game starting in Kanpur from Thursday.
New Zealand on Sunday lost to Australia by eight wickets in the showpiece but Kane Williamson's men will hardly have any time to regroup as it faces India in the opening T20I in Jaipur on Wednesday.
The unpleasant start to the tournament, which saw a defeat against Pakistan, didn't stem the hopes of Kane Williamson-led side. Thereafter, they won four matches on the trot on their way to the final. Ahead of the climax game on Sunday in Dubai, we look at the journey of the Black Caps in the marquee tournament.
Former England skipper Mike Atherton feels New Zealand is the strongest team across all three formats of the game at the moment after the Black Caps reached their maiden T20 World Cup final.
India faced a hammering defeat against New Zealand by eight wickets in Dubai.
Pakistan vs New Zealand Super 12 Match can be watched live on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV in India. The action will begin today at 07.30 PM.
A member of the White Ferns team management was contacted and threatened that the bomb would be placed at the team hotel; the threat was deemed not credible.
In the minute-long video message on Twitter, Cairns thanked the surgeons, doctors, nurses and specialists who looked after him in Canberra and Sydney.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has set his sights on the ICC T20 World Cup.
Cairns, 51, collapsed after suffering an aortic dissection -- described as a tear in the inner layer of the body's main artery -- while on a visit to Australia's capital Canberra last week.
One of the best all-rounders of his time, Cairns played 62 Tests, 215 ODIs and two T20Is for New Zealand between 1989 and 2006.
The list is compiled by New Zealand coach Gary Stead and selector Gavin Larsen, who rank players on performances in all three formats, with tests receiving a double weighting.
Skipper Kane Williamson, pace bowlers Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult, as well as Mitchell Santner, are certain to be in the Test squad.
The Black Caps defeat the visitors by an innings and 12 runs early on the fourth day of the second Test to grab the first spot in rankings for the first time in history.
West Indies captain Jason Holder on Sunday scored a gritty, unbeaten half century to stall the inevitable and frustrate New Zealand's victory charge in the second and final Test.
Reid, regarded as one of the world's best all-rounders during his heyday in the fifties and early sixties, captained New Zealand in 34 Tests including, most notably, the country's first three victories.
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