Suthar played a key role in India’s 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle, claiming 10 wickets in the match. However, Arnold feels the left-arm spinner will need to prove himself in different conditions before earning that tag.
Manav Suthar finished with match figures of 10/131, playing a crucial role in helping India bowl Sri Lanka out for 284 in the first innings and 206 in the second. His second-innings spell was particularly important as Sri Lanka were chasing a target of 372 after India had posted 462 and 193.
To say the word special amongst the others, I'm not too sure he is there yet - Russel Arnold
Russel Arnold acknowledged Manav Suthar's impressive performances in his first two Tests but pointed out that the youngster has so far played in conditions that have offered assistance to spinners. He believes Suthar will need to perform across different conditions before being labelled a special player.
However, the former Sri Lankan cricketer was impressed by Manav Suthar's ability to maintain control and backed him to play a similar role to the one Ravichandran Ashwin performed for India in overseas conditions.
When you don't perform you would be critical of yourself - Russel Arnold on Kuldeep Yadav
While Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja enjoyed success in Galle, Kuldeep Yadav had a relatively quiet outing. The wrist-spinner picked up only one wicket in the 25 overs he bowled and was quite expensive.
Meanwhile, Russel Arnold backed captain Shubman Gill's decision to rely more heavily on the two left-arm finger spinners, while insisting that Kuldeep Yadav's performance should not be a major concern.
"But a captain needs control. You expect a wrist spinner to go for a few more runs, and in Galle it was the right decision to bowl with the two left-arm finger spinners. It's not to say that Kuldeep is not good or out of form. When you go with 3 spinners, one of them will be unhappy because he will not get too many overs to bowl," Russel Arnold stated.
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