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We review the third Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai where Ajaz Patel bowled New Zealand to an incredible win. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: Is this the finest Test series win of all time? New Zealand overcome great odds in dream sequence The categories of outrage accompanying an Indian defeat The potency of left-arm spin in India Ajaz Patel's dream Test New Zealand's bowlers strike gold on tricky pitch To attack or to defend: India's batting dilemma Rohit Sharma's aggressive approach India's choice to not play four spinners in the final two Tests Ashwin v the sweeps: and what his length seems to suggest The intriguing possibilities ahead of the WTC final Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan ( @sidvee ) Ashoka Kartikeya Date ( @cricketingview ) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo Mahesh Sethuraman ( @cornerd ) * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Black Caps' unseen challenges on the way to whitewash of India - Andrew Voerman - Stuff.co.nz Why rank turners actually reduce India's home advantage - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo India swept away by Ajaz Patel - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack A bad equilibrium - Harigovind S - Kohli and Kipling Substack