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Pujara urges young spinner Manav Suthar to focus on Test cricket
✍️ Times of India
🗓 20 Aug 2026, 05:42 PM
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Veteran batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has urged young spinner Manav Suthar to keep his focus on Test cricket, warning him against altering his natural bowling style for limited‑overs formats.
Pujara, who has been a mainstay in India’s Test side, publicly advised Manav Suthar to prioritise his development in the longer format after the spinner’s impressive displays in Galle.
Suthar’s first two Tests have seen him bowl with a natural flight that has been praised by senior players, and Pujara highlighted that maintaining this style is key to his success.
The veteran stressed that adapting his bowling to white‑ball games could compromise the effectiveness of his flighted deliveries, which are crucial for Test cricket.
India’s recent triumph in the World Test Championship adds weight to the message that consistency in the longer format remains a top priority for the national side.
Suthar’s first two Tests have seen him bowl with a natural flight that has been praised by senior players, and Pujara highlighted that maintaining this style is key to his success.
The veteran stressed that adapting his bowling to white‑ball games could compromise the effectiveness of his flighted deliveries, which are crucial for Test cricket.
India’s recent triumph in the World Test Championship adds weight to the message that consistency in the longer format remains a top priority for the national side.