IND vs IRE: "Slightly Surprising That Prasidh Krishna Hadn't Made His Debut Thus Far" - Aakash Chopra
Published - 19 Aug 2023, 02:21 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:17 AM
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra praised fast bowler Prasidh Krishna for his brilliant bowling performance in the first T20I against Ireland. Aakash Chopra admitted that he had initially doubted Prasidh Krishna’s ability to bowl in the shorter format of the game.
Prasidh Krishna made his debut during the first T20I against Ireland in Dublin on Friday, August 18. The right-arm pacer returned to the national team after a prolonged injury layoff. He made an impact with the ball in his comeback game, picking up two wickets for 32 runs.
I Feel Prasidh Krishna Is Not A T20 Bowler – Aakash Chopra
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra acknowledged that Prasidh Krishna had the pace and capabilities to succeed well in the shorter format.
“Two players were given their T20 cap – Rinku Singh and Prasidh Krishna made their debuts. It was slightly surprising that Prasidh hadn’t made his debut thus far. Apart from Bumrah, the second good story was Prasidh,” Chopra said.
“Typically when I look at Prasidh Krishna, I feel he is not a T20 bowler. He is a bowler who bowls good line and length, who will do extremely well in ODIs and Tests, but even for T20s, he has pace, the right basics, a fast yorker, the slower one is not that good but he can bowl that,” he added.
Extra Bounce Was Quite Visible – Aakash Chopra
The cricketer-turned-commentator highlighted Prasidh Krishna’s ability to generate extra bounce due to his height, noting that both his victims fell to the extra bounce.
“What happens with extra bounce and high-arm action? The greater the height from which the ball is released, the higher it bounces. The benefit of that is, because Prasidh is tall and has a high-arm action, the ball hits the upper part of the bat, on the sticker.”
“In such a case, when you try to play the pull, you get caught at cover like you saw happening yesterday. We saw another player getting caught at short third. So extra bounce was quite visible. So he did a good job there,” he concluded.
The Jasprit Bumrah-led team restricted Ireland to 139/7 in the allotted 20 overs. Bumrah and Ravi Bishnoi each picked up two wickets. The visitors were at 47/2 in 6.5 overs before rain halted play, resulting in India’s narrow two-run victory.
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