“Poor Kid Isn’t Ready For Test Cricket”: Ex-India Pacer’s No-Nonsense Take On Prasidh Krishna | Cricket News

India pacer Prasidh Krishna had a torrid outing within the first Test towards South Africa earlier this 12 months. In the absence of Mohammed Shami, Krishna made his Test debut on the SuperSport Park in Centurion as India misplaced the match by an innings and 32 runs towards the Proteas. The 27-year-old conceded 90 runs in 20 overs and picked up only one wicket. Following India’s defeat, a number of present and former gamers criticised Krishna for his wayward line and size within the match.

However, a former India pacer has claimed that Krishna does not have the abilities to play Test cricket.

“Poor Prasidh…The kid isn’t ready for Test cricket. He doesn’t have skills to bowl second and third spells yet. They went with him based on his ability to hit the deck. But they forgot when has he last played a proper season of Ranji Trophy? Just one India A game isn’t enough,” a former India bowler instructed PTI on situation of anonymity.

Ahead of the second Test in Gqenerha, the choice committee named Avesh Khan because the injured Shami’s alternative for the series-decider.

Avesh is more likely to change Krishna within the taking part in XI, however the former India pacer feels that each gamers are fairly related.

“The problem is India’s next generation of pacers don’t evoke the same kind of excitement and confidence that Bumrah, Shami, Ishant and Siraj produced. Avesh is same type of bowler like Prasidh but plays red ball cricket more regularly. So he might hit better lengths. Navdeep Saini is still playing India A for six years. That tells you the story,” he added.

Avesh was a member of India’s ODI staff that not too long ago confronted the Proteas, however the bowler is but to make his Test debut.

In the ODI sequence towards the Proteas the pacer performed a match-winning function within the sequence opener at The Wanderers in Johannesburg.

He took 4/27 and severely harmed South Africa’s batting order, inflicting the Proteas to be bowled out for 116 in 27.3 overs. India knocked down the purpose in 17 overs and received the sport by an eight-wicket margin.

India’s squad for 2nd Test: India’s squad for Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran and Avesh Khan.

(With PTI Inputs)