R Ashwin evaluated Ravindra Jadeja and Manav Suthar’s opposing positions following the Galle Test. The former India player emphasised the varied skills each spinner offered to the Shubman Gill-led team’s bowling assault, with Jadeja capturing three wickets in Sri Lanka’s first innings of 284 and four wickets overall in the game.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test at Galle on August 19, 2026, with left-arm spinner Manav Suthar standing out. Suthar claimed 10 wickets in the match, four in the first innings and six for 55 in the second, making him the youngest Indian bowler to do so in an away Test. The victory handed India a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, and it was India’s 600th Test match.
Ashwin contrasts Jadeja’s and Suthar’s bowling styles.
Ashwin lauded Suthar’s strategy and impact on India’s spin bowling stocks. The former India off-spinner observed that Suthar had proved his wicket-taking abilities in his first two Tests and was carefully building fields to attack batters’ weaknesses.
Ashwin also pondered on India’s batting performance and the match setting in Galle. He stated that India’s first-innings total of 450+ had put Sri Lanka under tremendous pressure from the start.
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