Suthar's rise testament to BCCI's talent identification structure: Kotak

Mullanpur: Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar excelling on his Test debut is a testament to the robust structure that BCCI has created for talent identification, India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said on Monday after the home team trounced Afghanistan inside three days here.

Kotak spoke after India's innings and 300 runs win, which was their biggest innings triumph.

Suthar was the standout performer, ending with a match haul of seven wickets including six in the first innings. He landed the ball consistently on the middle and off-stump and got the ball to turn at optimal speed.


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"He really bowled well. A good prospect and actually satisfying. It is testament to our structure from Ranji, Emerging, A, IPL and TEST team," Kotak said.

"Manav was part of India A vs Australia and England. His consistency and hard work since I saw him in India A, I knew he would play for India. He looked like that prospect," he added.

Sai Sudharsan got a welcome 81 at number three, a position that has not been sealed since Cheteshwar Pujara's departure. Asked if India now have a settled batting line-up, Kotak was non committal.

"I can't answer that now," he said.