Having started his Test career against Afghanistan in June with a match haul of seven for 62, the 24-year-old’s stature has been further enhanced by bowling India to a 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle on Wednesday. Following his four for 76 in Sri Lanka’s first innings, Suthar returned exemplary figures of 23.4-2-55-6 in the second. In the pantheon of formidable left-arm orthodox spinners to have emerged from India’s stable, Manav Suthar has all the ingredients needed to belong.
“I’m very impressed with him. “The ball coming out of his hand is a sight. When I’m judging a spinner, I’m always seeing how the ball comes out of the hand. He is a class act. “No, I wasn’t great at all. Bishan paji, yes, he was the greatest ever. I have never seen a spinner like him. Suthar has got the material.
I got impressed when I first saw him during the IPL,” Maninder, with palpable excitement in his voice, told The Hindu . I can see him playing for India for a long time,” he said.