India, Aug. 21 -- If the Sri Lanka batters are to flourish in the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club, they must somehow ensure Manav Suthar doesn't start well. Going by what we saw at Galle, once the left-arm spinner settles down, he is hard to shake off.

After taking a first-ball wicket in his opening spell of 6-1-13-2, the young Indian left-arm spinner made the difference in both innings, finishing with a 10-wicket match haul and proving central to India's 165-run win over Sri Lanka.

"I have seen many games where Manav bowls well in the first spell, the rhythm he gets into then changes the complexion of the game," said Anshu Jain, who was the Rajasthan Ranji coach last season.

"With the Rajasthan team, when he gets early wicket...