India, Aug. 20 -- Manav Suthar has all the makings of a legendary spinner and can go a long way in helping India become a strong force once again in Test cricket. The left-arm spinner is just two Tests old, but conversations have already started on how he can become a successor to Ravindra Jadeja. The 24-year-old returned with 10 wickets in the Galle Test, including six scalps in the second innings, to help India win the series opener against Sri Lanka by 165 runs to take a 1-0 lead.

Suthar had previously made his Test debut earlier this year in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh. There, too, he had picked up a fifer. Looking at the recent performances of the young spinner, former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara made a...