Team India made the right choice and went for Prasidh Krishna: Sanjay Manjrekar

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar stated that Prasidh Krishna turned out to be India’s second-best bowler after Jasprit Bumrah in the ongoing Leeds Test against England.

Though Krishna couldn’t create an impact on Day 2, leaking runs at an economy of more than five, he lived up to the expectations on the third day, scalping three important wickets to turn the game upside down for his team.

Furthermore, Manjrekar asserted that the Indian team management and captain Shubman Gill made the right decision to back Krishna for the first Test of the five-match series ahead of the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep, and Harshit Rana.

“If you see Prasidh Krishna in this Test match as opposed to the Test he played for India earlier in South Africa, he’s looked the best to me. Yesterday, although he didn’t quite get the wickets, he was still India’s number two seamer. He was better than Mohammed Siraj, certainly more potent than Shardul Thakur," Manjrekar said while speaking to JioHotstar.   

“So, India made the right choice and went for him; this is Prasidh Krishna doing the best he can. With time, if he gets a couple of wickets and builds confidence, he might just get better and better. I will not be critical of Prasidh Krishna with the way he’s bowled — he has done everything he possibly could to the best of his ability,” he added.

On the other hand, Deep Dasgupta, another commentator part of the panel, highlighted Krishna’s struggles with consistent lines and lengths, which led to his poor economy rate. While Prasidh bowled a total of 20 overs, he conceded 128 runs at an economy of 6.4 after scalping three wickets.

He scalped the wickets of Ollie Pope, the centurion, the well-set Harry Brook on 99, and the keeper-batter Jamie Smith for 40.

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