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Three years after his historic 10-wicket haul in Mumbai, Ajaz Patel made another memorable homecomig to his first home.
The auction attempts to raise money for a play therapist for the Starship Radiology Department at New Zealand's national children's hospital.
The 33-year-old achieved the rare feat of picking up all 10 twickets in a Test innings earlier this month but was deemed surplus to requirements for next month's matches on the greener surfaces of Mount Maunganui and Christchurch.
The left-arm spinner, who took all 10 wickets in the first innings of the Moumbai Test, posted on Twitter that Sehwag had hit him out of the park during his stint as a net bowler in the past.
The BCCI took to Twitter to post a photo of Rachin and Ajaz standing next to Indian players Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja after the Mumbai Test.
New Zealand finished day three on 140/5 in pursuit of a daunting 540.
Patel became only the third bowler in the 144-year-old history of Test cricket to take all 10 wickets in an innings.
The hosts extended their overall lead to 332 runs, with all 10 wickets in hand
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