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IND vs SL 1st Test: Homework makes Team India spinner Suthar’s dream work

Updated On: 20 August, 2026 09:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure

As left-arm spinner Manav takes 10-wicket match-haul in India’s 165-run win over Sri Lanka in opening Test at Galle, his father Jagdishkumar and coach Dheeraj Sharma reveal the hard yards he put into preparing for his first overseas Test series

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Manav Suthar celebrates the dismissal of SL’s Keshara Nuwantha (his 10th wicket of the match) in Galle on Wednesday. Pic/PTI

Manav Suthar celebrates the dismissal of SL’s Keshara Nuwantha (his 10th wicket of the match) in Galle on Wednesday. Pic/PTI

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No. of Test matches drawn at Galle out of the 28 played here since July 2014
7
Manav Suthar becomes the seventh Indian spinner to pick up a 10-wicket match haul in an away Test
Two
No. of six-wicket hauls in an innings for Suthar in both Tests he has played so far
17
Total number of wickets claimed by Suthar in Tests — the third-most by an Indian after two games; Narendra Hirwani claimed 24, while Axar Patel picked 18

India's latest Test match-winner, left-arm spinner Manav Suthar, has been rewarded for his relentless preparation, with his father Jagdishkumar and childhood coach Dheeraj Sharma attributing his success to his hard work and attention to detail.

Suthar claimed a 10-wicket match haul (4-76 and 6-55) in only his second Test as India beat Sri Lanka by 165 runs in Galle on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.

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