New Chandigarh, June 7 -- Former Indian cricket Sunil Gavaskar and former England spinner Graeme Swann lauded young spin all-rounder Manav Suthar on a promising start to his international debut against Afghanistan, with the former saying that he has the attributes to be a "strong contender at Test level going forward".

Suthar, who got his debut cap for India in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, left everyone awestruck with his line and length, taking three wickets in a tidy 3/21 in 15.5 overs and scoring a quick-fire 28 in a partnership with Washington Sundar that took India past 500 runs.

Speaking on JioStar 'Cricket Live', JioStar expert Gavaskar said not only his bowling, but Manav's confidence with the bat stood out, as he used ...