14 October 2026
Asia Insight : Common Ground is a special series of interviews looking at the enduring sporting connections between New Zealand and India. In this episode sports journalist Stephen Hewson speaks with Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel, who was born in Mumbai but raised in New Zealand. In 2021 Ajaz shocked the cricket world by taking all ten wickets in an innings - one of the games rarest feats. Ajaz spoke to Stephen from Leicester in the UK, where he has been playing county cricket.