These days the Indian team is playing a three-match T20 series against Bangladesh. After this series, the Indian team will play a three-match Test series against New Zealand at home, which will start from October 16. Before this Test series, New Zealand has taken a big step, which may prove difficult for Team India.
Ajaz Patel started practice
New Zealand's star spinner Ajaz Patel has started practicing in Mumbai. Ijaz is part of the New Zealand team that toured India. Let us tell you that Ijaz, who plays international cricket for New Zealand, was born in Mumbai. His parents moved to New Zealand several years ago. Some people who knew him still live in Mumbai. Ejaz had come to Mumbai to meet these acquaintances. Meanwhile he practiced in Mumbai.
The first match will be played at Chinnaswamy
The first match of the Test series will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, for which the Kiwi team will leave for India on Friday. Ijaz will leave for Bengaluru from Mumbai on Thursday and then join the Kiwi team there. According to a report, Ejaz had talked to Dutta Mithabokar in September. Dutta Mithabaokar was the home manager of Afghanistan in the Greater Noida Test between New Zealand and Afghanistan. Ijaz asked Mithabakar to organize some practice for him in Mumbai before the Test series against India.
Dutta said a big thing to Mithabavkar in the tank
The report quoted Dutta Mithabaokar as saying, “Ejaz had requested me at that time if he could get the facility to practice in Mumbai, as he would be coming a little early to meet his relatives living in the city. He was an outsider.” He wanted convenience and wanted to practice on a spin-friendly wicket, practice was arranged at the MLG Club.