But
the
Wankhede
stadium
proved
to
be
the
ground
showcasing
India’s
complete
dominance
as
they
clinched
the
victory
by
372
runs.
Speaking
to
the
users
of
BalleBaazi.com,
Zaheer
Khan,
the
brand
ambassador
of
the
fantasy
sports
vertical
of
Baazi
Games,
laid
down
his
thoughts
about
the
match
in
a
candid
discussion.
Sharing
his
key
takeaways
from
the
match,
Zaheer
said,
“It
was
great
to
see
a
dominating
victory
at
home,
much
like
the
good
old
days.
On
the
last
day
of
the
test
match,
with
the
way
the
pitch
was
behaving,
it
was
just
a
matter
of
time.
Jayant
Yadav
really
impressed
me
the
way
he
came
back
with
the
ball
after
an
ordinary
1st
innings.
He
surely
adds
to
the
template
of
taking
5
bowlers
into
the
game,
especially
when
there
are
more
left-handers
in
the
opposition.
Moreover,
it’s
the
flow
of
the
new
talented
players
which
keeps
adding
value
to
the
Indian
squad.”
The
top
performers
of
Zaheer
Khan,
which
he
would
have
not
missed
in
selecting
for
his
team
on
BalleBaazi.com,
were
Mayank
Agarwal,
Mohd.
Siraj
and
Ajaz
Patel.
Speaking
on
Mayank
Agarwal’s
performance,
he
said,
“I
think
Mayank
Agarwal
is
my
first
choice
because
he
batted
at
a
time
when
the
wicket
was
doing
a
bit
and
his
innings
in
the
1st
half
of
the
test
took
the
game
too
far
from
New
Zealand’s
grasp.”
He
also
spoke
about
Mohd.
Siraj’s
spell
and
the
spin
trio’s
performance.
He
said,
“Another
game-changing
spell
was
by
Siraj
when
he
took
3
early
wickets
in
his
1st
spell.
On
a
pitch
that
is
assisting
only
spinners,
pulling
off
a
magical
wicket
like
that
of
Ross
Taylor
was
amazing.
It
was
great
to
see
Siraj
playing
to
his
strengths
and
attacking
the
3
wickets
in
view.
Then,
it
was
our
spinners
trio-
that
not
only
added
depth
to
our
batting
but
the
way
they
washed
out
the
tail
was
great.
Ashwin,
Axar
and
Jayant
were
spot
on.”
He
also
commended
the
feat
achieved
by
Ajaz
Patel
saying,
“It’s
just
the
stuff
of
dreams.
You
don’t
see
that
kind
of
performance
sometimes
in
a
lifetime,
and
it
was
great
to
see
how
he
bowled
long
spells
endlessly.
Yes,
he
was
tiring
a
bit
but
every
time
he
took
a
wicket,
you
could
see
his
body
language
change
and
he
came
back
with
a
string
of
1
or
2
more
wickets.
It
was
a
pleasure
to
witness
the
way
he
bowled
and
took
10
wickets.
In
the
2nd
innings
too,
he
was
causing
trouble
and
got
4
good
wickets.”
On
Ashwin’s
consistency,
and
whether
he
will
surpass
Anil
Kumble
or
not,
Zaheer
commented,
“Ashwin
has
created
a
league
of
his
own
and
he
is
also
in
the
white
ball
team
because
of
which
he
is
in
a
great
space.
Every
time
he
has
the
ball
in
his
hand,
you
know
he
will
pull
off
some
trick
and
make
the
batsman
come
on
the
front
foot
if
he’s
playing
backfoot
and
vice-versa.
He’s
got
the
time
to
achieve
the
feat
and
with
this
consistency
it
would
be
appropriate
that
he
becomes
the
kind
of
bowler
who
can
perhaps
surpass
the
great
Anil
Kumble.”
Finally,
the
discussion
closed
with
Zaheer
analyzing
the
shortcomings
of
the
New
Zealand
team
in
the
match
and
said,
“I
think
they
were
just
a
bit
too
dependent
on
the
bowling
and
on
Ajaz
Patel.
Kyle
Jamieson
did
have
an
off
day
but
even
when
you
look
at
Southee,
there
was
not
much
he
could
produce
as
far
as
wickets
were
concerned.
The
batting
was
pretty
much
ordinary
throughout
the
game
except
for
Daryl
Mitchell
and
Will
Young
and
maybe
just
a
bit
the
way
Nicholls
was
batting.
The
intent
was
there
but
again
against
the
spinners
the
Kiwis
looked
clueless.”
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