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Xtra Time Web Desk: Team India off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday gifted his test jersey signed by his teammates to New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel. The spin bowler from New Zealand named Ajaz Patel had an amazing Test-match series in India. Even though the Kiwis were brutally defeated by the host, Ajaz Patel will be remembered for his10 wickets in the first innings as he became only the third bowler in this Test-cricket world to do so. It was an unforgettable test match for the Kiwis’ spinner.

After the test match at Wankhede, Ravichandran Ashwin was seen giving Ajaz Patel a pleasant surprise. The off spinner decided to get his test jersey autographed by teammates and handed it over to Ajaz. The ace Indian spinner was also instrumental in getting Ajaz’s twitter handle verified. Ajaz, who joined twitter was not verified until Ashwin’s tweet. He twitted, “Dear @verified, a ten-wicket bag in an innings definitely deserves to be verified here! @AjazP