IND vs AFG Test: Manav Suthar joins elite list with fifer on Test debut

Manav is now the tenth Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut

The 23-year-old Rajasthan-based spinner Manav Suthar stole the spotlight on Day 3 of the India vs Afghanistan one-off Test match in Mullanpur on Monday as he became the tenth Indian bowler overall and the seventh Indian spinner to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut.

 

Manav started the day with three wickets to his name and needed two more wickets to join the elite list. He went on to dismiss Afsar Zazai and Sharafuddin Ashraf to first complete his five-wicket haul before adding the wicket of Mohammad Saleem Safi to his tally to finish with figures of 6 for 22.

 

Manav partnered with Prasidh Krishna (3 for 37) and Washington Sundar (1 for 21) to bundle Afghanistan out for 152 in reply to India’s mammoth 564, handing the hosts a big first-innings lead of 412 runs.

 

The last time an Indian bowler took a five-wicket haul on Test debut was in 2021 when Axar Patel completed the feat against England at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 

 

Indian bowlers to take a five-for on Test debut:

No.	Bowler	Opponent	Venue	Date	Innings	Figures	Result
1	Mohammad Nissar	England	Lord's, London	25 Jun 1932	1st	5/93	Lost
2	Vaman Kumar	Pakistan	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	8 Feb 1961	2nd	5/64	Drawn
3	Syed Abid Ali	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	23 Dec 1967	1st	6/55	Lost
4	Dilip Doshi	Australia	Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras	11 Sep 1979	1st	6/103	Drawn
5	Narendra Hirwani	West Indies	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras	11 Jan 1988	2nd	8/61	Won
6	Amit Mishra	Australia	PCA Stadium, Mohali	17 Oct 2008	2nd	5/71	Won
7	Ravichandran Ashwin	West Indies	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	6 Nov 2011	3rd	6/47	Won
8	Mohammed Shami	West Indies	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	8 Nov 2013	3rd	5/47	Won
9	Axar Patel	England	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	13 Feb 2021	4th	5/60	Won
10	Manav Suthar	Afghanistan	Mullanpur	6 Jun 2026	1st	6/22	TBA