New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel lauded Virat Kohli after he quit India's Test captaincy. The spinner also compared him to former cricketer Brendon McCullum.

New Zealand's Ajaz Patel made history in December, when he picked up 10 wickets in an innings against India at Wankhede, becoming only the third player in Tests to achieve that feat after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble.

India opening batter Mayank Agarwal, Australia pacer Mitchell Starc and New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel were nominated for the ICC Player of the Month (December 2021) award.

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel has been dropped from the Test squad for the series vs Bangladesh.

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.

New Zealand coach Gary Stead has cited their "horses-for-courses" selection policy to explain the exclusion of star spinner Ajaz Patel ahead of the Bangladesh series.

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared a video of him having a conversation with New Zealand bowler Ajaz Patel who had recently joined the "elite 10-fer club" in Test cricket.

MCA president Vijay Patil has lauded New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel for donating his "10-wicket" ball for the upcoming MCA museum where it would duly be the "pride of the place".

India's Ravichandran Ashwin, Mayank Agarwal and New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel rose through the ranks in the latest released ICC Test rankings after brilliant individual performances in the recently concluded two-Match Test series.

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel said that Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli coming to congratulate him in the BlackCaps' dressing room is a "very big thing" for him.