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India National Cricket Team fast bowling coach Morne Morkel has showered rich praise on Prasidh Krishna for his excellent bowling on Day 3 of the ongoing second and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo.
Morkel believes that Krishna has shown great character while dealing with heavy criticism. The pacer had faced pressure from sections of the media and commentators, but the Indian team management continued to trust him. And that faith is now starting to show results on the field.
Morne Morkel explains how Prasidh Krishna silenced his critics
After the end of day three play in Colombo, Morne Morkel hailed Prasidh Krishna’s strong desire to learn and improve. The fast bowler has been working closely on his game and has developed a better understanding of what is needed in different conditions.
His progress was also visible during India’s tour of England, where the team gave him a clear role and specific responsibilities. That clarity helped Prasidh bowl with greater confidence and control. Amid this, Rishabh Pant injury update: India’s bowling coach provides good news.
The bowling coach has highlighted one of Prasidh’s biggest improvements: his ability to consistently hit fuller lengths. Earlier, he was often seen relying heavily on hard lengths, but he has now added better full-length deliveries to his attack.
Morne Morkel said at the press conference after the end of Day 3 in Colombo as quoted by Revsportz: “Prasidh Krishna had the media on his back, commentators on his back. Team management always had faith in him. He has shown character. He is a massive student of the game. Great to see his growth. In England, we had to put our hands up and ask Prasidh to do a certain job. We gave him clarity. He can hit the full length now much more consistently.”
Sri Lanka in deep trouble at 265/8
Meanwhile, the India National Cricket Team continued to dominate the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team on day three of the Colombo Test, with the hosts ending the day in deep trouble at 265 for 8. They still have 238 runs behind India’s massive 503 for 9 declared in Colombo.
Sonal Dinusha fought a brave lone battle for Sri Lanka and remained unbeaten on 85 at stumps. Lahiru Kumara supported him with a patient eight from 50 balls. India’s bowling attack was led by Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar, who kept Sri Lanka under constant pressure.
Prasidh Krishna silences his doubters
After his impressive spell in the second innings at Galle, there were questions about whether his success had mainly come because of the helpful conditions there. Well, Colombo provided a different challenge, but Prasidh answered those doubts in style.
He finished with 3/47 from 14 overs, showing that his bowling threat is not dependent on just one type of pitch. The fast bowler used hard lengths, sharp bounce, and movement to trouble the Sri Lankan batters. He attacked the body and top of the off-stump, mixed in short deliveries, and then returned to the outside-off channel.
His pace was enough to panic the batters, while his accuracy kept them under pressure. The biggest positive for India was the way Prasidh changed his lengths according to the Colombo pitch while keeping the same aggressive approach.
