Why Colombo Mattered More Than Galle for Manav Suthar

Manav Suthar bowled very well in Galle because the pitch helped his spinning deliveries.

He took 10 wickets there as India won comfortably.

In Colombo, the pitch was slower and did not turn as much.

Sri Lanka’s batsmen attacked him instead of waiting for him to make mistakes.

Suthar had to bowl faster, slower, flatter and wider at different times.

He also had to focus on stopping runs when wickets were not coming.

Eventually, he dismissed Dhananjaya de Silva and Sooriyabandara through careful planning.

His figures were expensive, but the spell taught him how to bowl patiently on a difficult pitch.

That experience could be more valuable for his future than the 10 wickets he took in Galle.