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Ajaz Patel dropped for Bangladesh Test series despite all-10 feat

Updated on: 24 December,2021 08:24 AM IST  |  Auckland
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The traditionally pace friendly conditions at home forced Patel’s exclusion from the squad but the left-arm spinner said he will continue to fight for his place in the team

Ajaz Patel dropped for Bangladesh Test series despite all-10 feat

Ajaz Patel

Ajaz Patel has made peace with his surprise exclusion from the home series against Bangladesh despite a stunning 10-wicket feat against India recently but he is hoping that going forward, the country’s groundsmen would also prepare spin-friendly tracks to promote the craft.


The traditionally pace friendly conditions at home forced Patel’s exclusion from the squad but the left-arm spinner said he will continue to fight for his place in the team. “One of my things about being a spinner in New Zealand is to inspire another generation to take up the art,” said Patel. 


“I’m still going to fight the fight to make sure spin bowling becomes part of the big picture in New Zealand cricket. I think my job as a spinner is showing the groundsmen that there’s something that is possible, and then it’s up to the groundsmen to turn and around and go, ‘Well, actually, we want to see some spin bowling in New Zealand’ ” he added. “It’s trying to drive that change. At the same time, we realise that our home conditions, it can be difficult to do that.”


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