Manav Suthar stars in India’s victory over Afghanistan: India WTC Standing
vrushangshah93@gmail.com Manav Suthar elected as Player of the Match for taking total 7 Wickets in both the innings. India won the only test against Afghanistan with an innings.
Manav Suthar has taken 6 Wickets in the first innings and 1 wicket in second innings.
India first Innings:
India won the toss and elected to bat first. Indian team has scored 564 runs. KL Rahul has scored 100 runs. Sai Sudarshan has continued his IPL forms and scored 81 runs.
Shubman Gill played a captain knock and scored 126 runs. Rishabh Pant has also scored 81 runs while Washington Sundar has knocked half century.
Mohammad Saleem Safi has taken 6 wickets.
Afghanistan first Innings:
Team Afghanistan scored 152 runs only in their first innings. Rahmat Shah has scored 60 runs. Manav Suthar has taken 6 Wickets in his debut.
Apart from Rahmat Shah, other batsmen are failed to score big runs.
Manav has bowled 22 overs and took 6 wickets with an economy of 1.50. Prasidh Krishna took 3 Wickets in the first innings.
India has given follow-on to team Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Second Innings:
Afghanistan has scored 112 runs only in their second Innings. Washington Sundar has taken 4 Wickets while Kuldeep Yadav took 3 Wickets.
India won by an innings and 300 runs.
Player of the Match:
Manav Suthar has elected as player of the match in his dream debut.
He has been asked Test cricket is easy, right?
He replied: No sir, it’s not really like that.
He has been asked about His feeling on receiving the India cap.
He Replied, it was a very unreal feeling. It has been my dream from the very beginning to play for India and to play Test cricket. So, it was an incredible moment for me and honestly felt quite unreal.
He has been asked Did batting before bowling help settle his nerves?
He Replied No. Even when I went out to bat, I felt quite comfortable. As I settled in and faced a few deliveries, I realized there was a bit of assistance for the spinners on the wicket.
Then, when I came on to bowl and delivered my first over, I got the same feeling. After that, my only focus was to keep using the right line, length and pace.
He has been asked Relying on his stock ball primarily and then experimenting.
He Replied, yes, initially my focus was on understanding how the wicket was playing. That’s why I wanted to rely on my stock delivery as much as possible.
Once I understood that the wicket was a little slow and required some variation in pace, I started making those adjustments. But the main idea was always to make my stock ball as effective as possible.
He has been asked How did it feel getting the second new ball?
He replied, It’s a matter of great pride. Being trusted with that responsibility means a lot.
He has been asked the review he wanted to take and was denied.
He replied that it was more of a heat-of-the-moment decision. From where I was standing, it looked absolutely plumb, so I felt it was worth taking the review.
He has been asked What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from this match? He replied the biggest lesson is that consistency is everything. You have to keep bowling in the same area over and over again.
I think that’s the most important thing in Test cricket. It’s a format that demands a lot of patience. That’s what I’ve learned – keep being patient, stick to your plans and keep hitting the right areas consistently.
World Test Championship Point table:
India won the game with an innings against Afghanistan but still India is on 6th rank in point table. India is having 52 Points and PCT is 48.150.
Australia is on the top of the table with 84 Points and 87.50 PCT. Defending team South Africa is second with 36 Points.
India has to win the upcoming series to get qualify for the WTC Final.
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