India captain Gill hails long-term prospect Suthar after Test win over Sri Lanka

[p]The left-arm spinner, who made his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India ‌[/a]debut against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/afghanistan/fPvTErSo/"]Afghanistan[/a] in June, finished with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/india-fcOzl2uI/sri-lanka-zahH5UHg/?mid=zo6K5Xjg"]10-wicket match ‌haul[/a], including six in the second innings.[/p][p][b]"He has ‌been bowling magnificently, even in the first match he played in India and in this match as well,"[/b] Gill said ‌of the Rajasthan bowler.[/p][p][b]"He looks like ⁠a promising guy and ‌someone who can play for India for a very long ​time."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suthar-manav/WfDHU91G/"]Suthar[/a] narrowly missed out on a hat-trick after dismissing Sonal Dinusha and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jayasuriya-prabath/z3mKWktP/"]Prabath Jayasuriya[/a] with ​successive deliveries, although he claimed a third wicket, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kumara-lahiru/ljF8jX0j/"]Lahiru Kumara[/a], in an eventful over.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/padikkal-devdutt/h2IB22df/"]Devdutt Padikkal[/a] was adjudged ⁠player of the match ​for his majestic 167 in the first innings, further suggesting he could be the answer to India's search for a reliable number three batter.[/p][p][b]"He was magnificent to ‌watch,"[/b] Gill said of Padikkal, who made a fluent 44 in the second innings.[/p][embed guid="aed0bf00-76d8-425e-a7c7-0496e4f74a67" url="https://x.com/BCCI/status/2089998511714820446" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"It's important to get hundreds, but even after getting a hundred, how he carried on and got a big one for us, that's the difference between being in a competitive match and being in a comfortable position.[/b][/p][p][b]"His knock in the second innings as well, the way he played ‌and the way he dominated the spinners was ​a treat to watch."[/b][/p][p]Drafted in as a replacement ‌for the injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sudharsan-sai/UFQrOh93/"]Sai Sudharsan[/a], Padikkal seized his opportunity, smashing his maiden Test hundred in just his third match.[/p][p][b]"I couldn't have asked for anything better," [/b]Padikkal said.[/p][p][b]"The game was amazing. I think we ⁠played some really good ⁠cricket and really ‌happy with the win."[/b][/p]