Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel has made history, becoming conscionable the 3rd bowler ever to instrumentality 10 wickets successful a Test lucifer innings.
The Indian-born left-armer finished the archetypal innings against his federation of commencement with figures of 10-119, arsenic India were each retired for 325.
Mohammed Siraj was the past wicket, helium went for the slog and skied it consecutive up successful the aerial - it was good caught by Rachin Ravindra arsenic the assemblage roared, acknowledging the historical achievement.
Only Jim Laker and Anil Kumble earlier him astatine taken each 10 wickets successful an innings - the second was speedy to invited Patel to the nine connected societal media.
It's conscionable the 11th Test of Patel's career, and going into it, helium had taken conscionable 29 wickets crossed 18 innings. Now, it's 39 successful 19.
The erstwhile champion figures by a New Zealander came successful 1985, erstwhile Sir Richard Hadlee took 9-52 against Australia astatine the Gabba.
Patel was mobbed by his teammates arsenic the tenth wicket fell, arsenic adjacent the Indian players successful the grandstand stood and applauded.
The 33-year-old emigrated from Mumbai with his household successful 1996, and debuted for the Black Caps successful a T20 planetary successful 2017, earlier helium earned his archetypal Test headdress the pursuing year.
"One of the toughest things to bash successful the crippled of cricket," India fable Ravi Shastri wrote connected Twitter.
"To person an full squad successful your kitty successful an innings is excessively bully to beryllium true. Simply unreal. Well done young man."
Others including Aaron Finch, Shardul Thakur, Harbajhan Singh and VVS Laxman each voiced their praise arsenic well.
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