{"id":18441,"date":"2026-06-08T14:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/you-dont-need-a-turning-track-sunil-gavaskar-decodes-manav-suthars-six-wicket-haul-vs-afghanistan-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:03:32","slug":"you-dont-need-a-turning-track-sunil-gavaskar-decodes-manav-suthars-six-wicket-haul-vs-afghanistan-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/you-dont-need-a-turning-track-sunil-gavaskar-decodes-manav-suthars-six-wicket-haul-vs-afghanistan-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;You don&#8217;t need a turning track&#8217;: Sunil Gavaskar decodes Manav Suthar&#8217;s six-wicket haul vs Afghanistan | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131583294,imgsize-59146,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/manav-suthar-and-sunil-gavaskar.jpg\" alt=\"'You don't need a turning track': Sunil Gavaskar decodes Manav Suthar's six-wicket haul vs Afghanistan\" title=\"Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar\">Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India took complete control of the lone Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, bowling the visitors out for 152 and enforcing the follow-on. The star of the day was debutant Manav Suthar, who produced a stunning six-wicket haul to dismantle Afghanistan&#8217;s batting line-up and put the hosts in a commanding position.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Speaking on JioStar&#8217;s \u2018Cricket Live\u2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunil-gavaskar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sunil Gavaskar<\/a> praised the young left-arm spinner&#8217;s skill and accuracy, dismissing the notion that Indian spinners succeed only because of spin-friendly pitches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>&#8220;People say a spin bowler is successful in India because he gets help from the pitch, the conditions are favourable for him. But I would say, here against Afghanistan, take the pitch out of the equation. Bowling comes down to skill and control. <!-- -->And that is exactly what this young man showed,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Gavaskar highlighted Suthar&#8217;s consistency and ability to trouble batters through flight, dip and precision rather than excessive turn, adding, &#8220;When you have drift and can land the ball in the right spot consistently, you don&#8217;t need a turning track to take wickets.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">READ ALSO: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-afghanistan\/rajasthan-ka-jadeja-the-making-of-manav-suthar-indias-newest-left-arm-spin-hope\/articleshow\/131576482.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">&#8216;Rajasthan ka Jadeja&#8217;: The making of Manav Suthar, India&#8217;s newest left-arm spin hope<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>He added that Suthar&#8217;s success was the result of hard work and smart planning, saying, &#8220;He wasn&#8217;t just lucky, he was clever and accurate.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The 23-year-old Rajasthan all-rounder returned figures of 6 for 33 in 22 overs, becoming only the 10th Indian bowler and seventh Indian spinner to claim a five-wicket haul on Test debut. His performance is now the second-best by an Indian on Test debut, behind <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-hirwani\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Narendra Hirwani<\/a>&#8216;s famous 8 for 61 against the West Indies in 1988.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">READ ALSO:  <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-afghanistan\/ind-vs-afg-manav-suthar-scripts-history-on-debut-registers-best-bowling-figures-in-38-years\/articleshow\/131579373.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">IND vs AFG | Manav Suthar scripts history on debut, registers best bowling figures in 38 years<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>After Afghanistan resumed at 113 for 5, Suthar ripped through the lower order, removing key batters including top-scorer Rahmat Shah (60). Afghanistan were eventually bowled out in 58.4 overs, giving India a massive 412-run first-innings lead.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Suthar&#8217;s dream debut capped years of strong domestic performances, where he has taken 129 wickets in 29 first-class matches and consistently impressed with both bat and ball, earning his long-awaited national call-up.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-afghanistan\/you-dont-need-a-turning-track-sunil-gavaskar-decodes-manav-suthars-six-wicket-haul-vs-afghanistan\/articleshow\/131582863.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: India took complete control of the lone Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, bowling the visitors out for 152 and enforcing the follow-on. The star of the day was debutant Manav Suthar, who produced a stunning six-wicket haul to dismantle Afghanistan&#8217;s batting line-up and put the hosts in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}