Suthar breaks 131 year old County record [Source: AFP]Manav Suthar, the Indian spinner, has been going through a purple patch in recent months. The bowler has cemented himself as India’s main spinner in Test cricket and has certainly made his mark against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.Apart from Test cricket, Suthar has certainly impressed everyone in the English County Championship while playing for Warwickshire. He has delivered the goods for his team in the matches that he has played, and in the recently concluded game between Warwickshire and Glamorgan, Suthar broke a record that stood for 131 years.Manav Suthar breaks County record that stood since 1895Warwickshire gave a hammering to Glamorgan in the recently concluded County Championship match at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, and the Warwickshire bowlers ran riot as they dismissed Glamorgan for 69 and 65 in their respective two innings.While the pacers dominated the proceedings, Suthar quietly grabbed the limelight by picking up a solitary wicket in the first innings and two in the second. However, that is not the record that Suthar broke. He scalped three wickets in the County match, and that too without conceding a single run.In the first innings, he bowled just three balls and picked up a wicket without a run. The trend continued in the second innings when the Indian spinner scalped two more wickets, and again without giving a run. This feat helped the left-arm spinner attain a record that stood for 131 years.Also Read: Manav Suthar Outshines R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja In India vs Sri Lanka TestsHe became only the second player in First-Class history to take a wicket in each innings without conceding a run. The last man to do it was England’s Tom Hayward, way back in 1895 who took three wickets in six deliveries for Leicestershire against Surrey at The Oval in 1895.Suthar's exceptional County season so farThe left-arm orthodox spinner has become a vital cog for Warwickshire in the ongoing County Championship. On pitches that have favoured the pacers, Suthar has delivered for his side as batters have found it tough to tackle him.So far, the 24-year-old has been mighty impressive in the County Championship, picking up 21 wickets, with several match-winning performances.He already has a fifer to his name (vs Somerset), and the spinner also has a four-wicket haul against Hampshire. Suthar is expected to remain available for the final two fixtures against Essex and Leicestershire as the title race heats up.Suthar cements himself as India's number one spinnerNot only in the English County Championship, but Suthar has continued to deliver for his national team as well. After impressing everyone in the Indian domestic circuit, the BCCI selectors picked him for his maiden Test assignment against Afghanistan, and he didn’t disappoint.On his Test debut, the Indian spinner wreaked havoc as he scalped a 6-wicket haul against the Afghans and broke several records in the process. He continued his dream run in the away Test series against Sri Lanka, wherein he picked up a 10-wicket haul at Galle to help India take a 1-0 lead.In just 3 Tests, he has taken 23 wickets, with an average of 17.34, including two five-wicket hauls in such a short span of time.Also Read: All Records Broken By Razaullah In PAK vs ENG 3rd Test 2026
