Manav Suthar creates history: Youngest Indian to take 10-wicket haul in away Test

Manav Suthar achieved a remarkable feat on Wednesday, becoming the youngest Indian to take a 10-wicket haul in an away Test match. The left-arm spinner, just 24 years and 16 days old, guided India to a 1-0 lead in the two-match series against Sri Lanka after his match-winning performance in Galle. Suthar's impressive bowling figures of 10/165 in the match helped India secure a crucial victory in the series.

Suthar is only the seventh Indian spinner to achieve a 10-wicket match haul in an away Test, joining a prestigious group that includes Ravichandran Ashwin, Bishan Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Anil Kumble, and Harbhajan Singh. What makes Suthar's achievement even more special is that he is the only Indian in this group to accomplish the feat before the age of 28.

This performance also places Suthar among the select group of Indian bowlers to have taken multiple five-wicket hauls in their first two Tests. He now joins a distinguished list that includes Narendra Hirwani (three), Axar Patel (three), Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (two), and Mohammad Nissar (two). Furthermore, Suthar becomes only the fourth Indian to secure a 10-wicket haul within his first two Tests, following in the footsteps of Hirwani, Sivaramakrishnan, and Axar Patel.