India A left-arm spinner Manav Sutar bowled brilliantly in the Emerging Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan on Wednesday. Manav Sutar, who was selected for the first time in the India A team, took 3 wickets for just 36 runs in 10 overs in the match against Pakistan. Due to this contribution from his bowling, India got help to defeat Pakistan by 8 wickets.
Sutar pushed Pakistan on the backfoot
However, the most important contribution to India A’s victory was of fast bowler Rajvardhan Hangergekar. He took five wickets against Pakistan A. Apart from Rajvardhan, Manav Sutar did the work of pushing the Pakistani batsmen on the back foot. He took 3 wickets for 36 runs in the middle overs.
Due to this, Pakistan was so behind in the match that it could not come back again. Pakistan got all out for 205 runs in this match.
Who is Manav Sutar?
Manav Sutar, a resident of Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, is 20 years old. The place where he lives is 5 km far from the Pakistan border. He has been selected for India A for the first time. Coming from a middle-class family, Manav Sutar has been playing cricket since the age of 12. Manav’s father Jagdish Sutar is a PT teacher in a private school. He is the first person who saw the passion for cricket in humans.
Academy started at the age of 11
Manav’s father tells that his son was attracted to cricket from a very young age. He used to bowl with a tennis ball for many hours inside the house. At the age of 11, his father took Manav to the Cricket Academy, where his cricket started. Manav’s father says that his son has lived up to my expectations.
Excellent performance in domestic cricket
Manav started playing domestic cricket for Rajasthan this year after playing Under-14 and Under-16.
The 20-year-old has been in fine form in the 2022-23 domestic season. In tournaments like Ranji and Duleep Trophy, this bowler has taken 90 wickets in domestic cricket. He has 39 wickets in 6 Ranji Trophy matches. Manav has 14 wickets in seven Under-25 matches while he has 37 wickets in the CK Nayudu Trophy.
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No team bought Manav into IPL
He was selected for India A only after a tremendous performance in domestic cricket. Although Manav was not sold in the IPL auction last year, he was very disappointed at that time, but his coach Dheeraj Sharma explained to him that he should aim to play for the India team instead of any IPL team. Manav was the netball of Gujarat Titans in the last season of IPL and he bowled impressively there as well.
The reaction of the coach who groomed Manav
His state-level coach Dheeraj Sharma, who played the biggest role in grooming Manav Sutar, told The Indian Express that He could not watch the match against Pakistan as he was watching a match in the Under 23 tournament. But there he got information about Manav’s performance during the innings break. The wicket he took of Mohammad Haris was important to me, But the one who got Kamran out was the best.
Manav is the net bowler of the Gujarat Titans
Dheeraj Sharma further said that he was very disappointed when he was not bought by anyone in the IPL auction last year. Then I explained to him whether you want to play IPL or India. Set your goal and don’t stray from it. He then turned his attention to performance. Then Gujarat Titans chose him as their net bowler. It was good for him to get the experience of IPL. He is young and still learning a lot. His performance in the Emerging Asia Cup is going 80 per cent so far.
