Debutant Suthar spins India to the top in Afghanistan Test

After India declared on 564/8, after Shubman Gill (126), Rishabh Pant (81) and Washington Sundar (52*) put the hosts on top, Suthar emerged India’s best bowler on a spin-friendly track.

At stumps, Afghanistan were 113/5, still trailing by 451 runs, with Rahmat Shah on 43. The visitors face an uphill task to avoid the follow-on, for which they must reach 365.

Suthar, the 23-year-old from Rajasthan, quickly proved his credentials. He first made a useful 28 runs in a seventh-wicket stand that helped India cross the 500-run mark.