IND vs SL 2nd Test: Team India's spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule expresses confidence in Manav Suthar

popcorn number120650 descManav Sutharrsquos first spell in Sri Lankarsquos 2nd innings classDefaultThe highflying Manav Suthar on Wednesday experienced his first tough day in Test cricket conceding over five runs an over as the Sri Lankan batters went after the Indian leftarm spinner on the fourth day of the second Test herePasindu Sooriyabandara Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva combined to eke out four sixes off Suthar whose first spell read 120650 Indias spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said it will be a good learning experience for the young cricketerIt is an experience for him This is just his third Test match He is going to face different situations as he is going to play along and he is well prepared for that to be very honest He knew that they were going to charge at him He created those opportunities but it didnt go in his favour in that period Bahutule said in the postday press meetHowever the 25yearold came back well from the initial hammering taking two wickets while conceding just 15 runs from a sixover second spell The wickets of Sooriyabandara and De Silva turned the match decisively in favour of India in the last session of the day Bahutule was impressed by Suthars determination to turn things aroundHe is definitely a learning cricketer What I like about him is his resilience It is fabulous Regardless of the situation whenever you throw the ball to him he will give that 100 percent He is very composed He understands what is expected of himThe Lankan batters also did well against him today In fact they did play some good shots But I am sure again the learnings from this game he will take them forward He will be better equipped when the same situation arises he said The former Indian legspinner also shed some light into debutant Saransh Jains effortSaransh was slightly defensive today bowling a bit quicker than he normally does He has toiled a lot in domestic cricket over the years and the opportunity to make a debut for India is special There were nerves You are not going to be at ease when you are playing your first Test match compared to when you are playing a domestic gameBut he showed a lot of character in spite of certain decisions not going his way and him not getting those wickets early in the first innings But he was very consistent in his line and length He is a peculiar bowler a unique bowler in the sense he doesnt have that over spin which is again a work in progress behind the scenesJain took one wicket from his 174 overs conceding 55 runs He possesses that side spin which is good which gives him that drift His trajectory is very good and he also operates in a speed range between 8085 When we have two more spinners with Jaddu and Manav he brings that variety I think he put in a fabulous effort he saidMeanwhile Sri Lankan batter Sonal Dinusha who scored a 103 in the first innings hoped to collect as many runs as possible on the final day to stretch India The hosts ended the fourth day at 229 for six for a slender lead of 16 runsWe need to get as many runs as possible We lost too many wickets in the last session and we need to bat well tomorrow I am very pleased with the hundred I have been working hard on my game and feel really happy Generally I sweep the ball well So when the opportunity was there I tried to score some runs Hopefully I can contribute to the teams score tomorrow as well he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever