Fresh from a memorable Test debut for India, left-arm spinner Manav Suthar made an immediate impact in county cricket, claiming three wickets on his Warwickshire debut against Yorkshire.
The India spinner emerged as the Player of the Match by picking six wickets in the one-off Test against Afghanistan.
Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar opened up about the emotions of receiving his debut cap and revealed that when his name came up for the one-off Test, he started practising with the red ball during the IPL.
Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar excelling on his Test debut is a testament to the robust structure that BCCI has created for talent identification, India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said.
Afghanistan's Mohammad Saleem Safi was involved in an intense chat in the team's dugout after not taking a DRS review on Day 3 of the one-off Test against India.
Left-armer Manav Suthar's emergence as the flag-bearer of India's spin attack in the foreseeable future was the biggest gain for the hosts in their expectedly dominant innings and 300 runs victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Mullanpur.
Manav Suthar picked up a 6-wicket haul on his Test debut, rattling the Afghanistan batting unit in the one-off Test at Mullanpur.
Manav Suthar returned figures of 6 for 33 from 22 overs, becoming only the 10th Indian bowler and the seventh spinner from the country to claim a five-wicket haul on Test debut.
India vs Afghanistan One-off Test Match, Day 3 Highlights: India won the one-off Test against Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs after bowling out the visitors twice on day three.
Former Indian cricket Sunil Gavaskar and former England spinner Graeme Swann lauded young spin all-rounder Manav Suthar on a promising start to his international debut against Afghanistan.