It's Good I Got Verified But There's More Attention Now - Ajaz Patel On His Twitter Account

Following Ravichandran Ashwin‘s special request, Ajaz Patel’s account on Twitter was verified. The gesture was lauded by Ajaz but he also stated that there will be a lot more attention on him now that he has a bigger name in the cricketing world.

In the second Test against India earlier this month, Ajaz took a historic 10-wicket haul at the Wankhede Stadium. He became only the third bowler in Test history to take all ten wickets in an innings after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble.

After the match ended, Ajaz’s Twitter account received a blue tick indicating it had been verified. Thanking Ashwin’s gesture in an interview with Indian Express, Ajaz said:

“It’s good I got verified but there’s more attention now. Earlier, I could keep doing my work without getting noticed. It was a great gesture by Ravi Ashwin to request Twitter to verify my account.”

“I became aware when I had taken the ninth wicket” – Ajaz Patel

Speaking on his thought process during the historic achievement, Ajaz said that he was trying his best to get India’s wickets quickly, and only when the ninth wicket fell did he realise that he was on for the unthinkable.

“I was just thinking that we had to bowl the Indian side out because they were scoring a lot of runs. I never thought of creating a record. I became aware when I had taken the ninth wicket. I had only four balls left in my over and all I could think was to bowl them well. God willing, I got the wicket on the fourth ball,” Ajaz added.

After the Test concluded, Ajaz donated his 10-wicket ball to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) museum where they will keep it in its ‘place of pride’.

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