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India has tightened its grip on the Galle test. Team India has fallen 6 wickets of Sri Lanka till lunch on the fifth day of the match (19 August). Shubman Gill and company are just 4 wickets away from victory. There are still two full sessions left to play. It is difficult for Sri Lanka's lower order batsmen to get out after playing around 55 overs. Ravindra Jadeja and Manav Suthar are constantly testing the Sri Lankan batsmen.

Even though Suthar did not get a wicket in the fifth day's play, he is posing a threat with his accurate line length and sharp turn. Suthar has taken 6 wickets in this test and is India's most successful bowler. He took 4 wickets in the first innings, while he has 2 wickets in his name in the second innings. Yesterday (August 18), he sent Lahiru Udara to the pavilion after dismissing Pasindu Suriyabandara, who came as a concussion substitute for Dinesh Chandimal.

Suthar is bowling better than Kuldeep

Left arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has not been in form in the Galle Test. He was able to take only 1 wicket in the first innings. Captain Shubman Gill's fielding had a major contribution in that too. Gill opened Kuldeep's account in the wicket column by taking the catch of Kamindu Mendis while jumping. In the second innings, Kuldeep is struggling to get control and the right length. He has given runs at an economy of more than 3. Manav Suthar, who is playing only his second Test, looks very dangerous. In terms of bounce and turn, batsmen have found him better than Jadeja.

How has Suthar become a threat to Kuldeep?

While being in the team of Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja, Kuldeep got a chance to play only 19 Test matches in 9 years. After Ashwin's retirement, the way was made for Kuldeep but now Suthar is creating problems for him. Suthar also knows how to bat like Ashwin-Jadeja. Jadeja doesn't have much longer left in his cricket career. Suthar is being seen as his successor but at the moment he seems to be a problem for Kuldeep.