Suthar trained for 10 days at the CoE with Kookaburra balls, with winds wafting across the open field — the training session closely mirrored the conditions at Galle. Suthar underlined the importance of that training where the coaches also focused on his approach to the crease. Manav Suthar on Monday gave another glimpse of his exceptional talent with a four-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the first Test, but the seeds of the left-arm spinner’s success was sown in a pre-series stint at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
The 24-year-old also said he observed the way Lankan spinners bowled on this pitch for the first two days.
So, my plan was pretty simple to bowl in good areas, right length, right speed as the wicket here offers some bounce too which makes it mandatory to bowl at the right line,” said Suthar in the post-day press conference. But the young spinner said the key was to remain patient and keep bowling in the right areas repeatedly. So, our focus was on how we can create opportunities by bowling stump to stump line and find the right pace to bowl for this wicket,” he said. It gives you lots of confidence throughout the game, I was also playing in the County cricket (for Warwickshire),” he said.
“I was practising with the Kookaburra ball after the Afghanistan Test. “They (SL batters Dinusha and Dickwella) were rotating the strike well. So, we needed to plan accordingly. Suthar made an immediate impression, dismissing veteran Dinesh Chandimal with his first ball of the match. “It’s a very good feeling to get a wicket on the first ball.
