Indian skipper Shubman Gill heaped praise on promising spin star Manav Suthar and said that he could be someone to play for the country for a long time. Gill was speaking at the post-match ceremony of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, where the visiting side recorded a blowout 165-run win to go up 1-0. Suthar, playing his second Test for the Indian team, ended up with a ten-wicket haul. He had picked four wickets in the first innings, and six in the second to guide the side to a clinical win and enter name into record books.
Following the game, visiting skipper Gill lauded the youngster and called him a promising talent. He said that the 24-year-old could play for India for a long time. “He's been bowling magnificently, even in the first match that he played in India (vs Afghanistan), and in this match. He looks like a very promising guy and someone who can play for India for a very long time,” the winning captain said in the post-match presentation.
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A very satisfy win for us: Indian skipper Shubman Gill as India record win in 600th Test match
Speaking on the victory, Gill said that the victory means more as it was the side’s 600th overall Test. He said, “A very satisfying win for us. I think we were in a comfortable position. But to be able to come here, not sure if the match is going to go because of the weather, we were put under a bit of pressure. But I think the team responded really well.” Speaking about Gill’s performance in the Test, the 26-year-old scored 16 runs off 28 balls in the first innings, followed by eight runs off 20 deliveries in the second.
Coming back to the Indian side, this is how their winning-losing records look like in the last 600 games.
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In the first 100 games, the team went on to record only 10 wins, and 40 defeats while 50 games ended in draw.
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In the next 100 games, the number of wins increased to 25, while the defeats recorded were 32 and the number of draws were 43.
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Team India recorded 21 wins, 26 defeats, 1 tie, and 52 draws from Test no. 201 to 300, whereas it went up to 32 wins, 31 defeats, and 37 draws between Test number 301 to 400.
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At last, Test 401-500 witnessed 42 wins, 28 defeats and 30 draws, while Test between 501 and 600 witnessed 57 victories, 31 losses, and 2 draws.
