Manav Suthar makes history with 6 wickets on his Test debut, becoming the second-best Indian bowler.
With this splendid performance, Manav Suthar has shattered the 15-year-old record of veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
Ashwin had taken 6 wickets for 47 runs in his debut Test innings against the West Indies in Delhi in 2011.
Suthar surpassed Ashwin with figures of 6/33, becoming the second-best Indian bowler in terms of performance in a single debut Test innings.
Topping this list is former Indian spinner Narendra Hirwani, who took 8 wickets for 61 runs against the West Indies in Chennai in 1988. This record remains unbeaten to this day.
Suthar has now moved to the second position on this prestigious list. He is followed by R Ashwin (6/47), Abid Ali (6/55), and Dilip Doshi (6/103).
Cricket experts believe that Suthar's performance marks him as a future star of Indian cricket. His bowling has both accuracy and variety.
Regarding the match, India won the toss and chose to bat first, declaring their innings at a massive score of 564/8. Captain Shubman Gill and Vice-Captain KL Rahul scored brilliant centuries.
Sai Sudarsan and Rishabh Pant also contributed with half-centuries, strengthening the team's score. For Afghanistan, Mohammad Salim Saifi took 6 wickets.
In response, the Afghanistan team could not stand firm against the Indian bowling attack. By the end of the second day's play, the team had lost 5 wickets for 113 runs.
On the third day, facing Manav Suthar's lethal bowling, the entire team was bowled out for just 152 runs. Besides Suthar, Prasidh Krishna took three wickets and Washington Sundar took one.
Trailing by 412 runs, Afghanistan was forced to follow-on. This performance is a memorable start for Manav Suthar and has put the Indian team in a very strong position in the match.
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