Nayan Mongia List Reasons Why Prasidh Krishna Should Be Part Of South Africa Series
Published - 03 Dec 2023, 03:27 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:23 AM
Former Indian player Nayan Mongia has backed Prasidh Krishna for the forthcoming Test series against South Africa. Nayan Mongia also gave a crucial reason why Prasidh Krishna should be part of the series against South Africa.
In the ongoing T20I series against Australia, Prasidh Krishna has been criticized for his high economy rate. In 3 matches, Prasidh Krishna has held an economy rate of 13.0. In the 3rd T20I, he failed to defend 21 runs off his final over against Australia. Later, he was dropped from the 4th T20I.
The Rajasthan Royals pacer is part of the forthcoming Test series against South Africa. The right-arm pacer is not part of the ODI or T20I series. However, he will play for the team in the Test series.
Prasidh Krishna Is A Longer-Format Player: Nayan Mongia
During a conversation on Star Sports show ‘Follow the Blues’, Sanjay Manjrekar gave a crucial reason why Prasidh Krishna should be part of the South Africa Test series. According to Mongia, Krishna is a longer-format player. Also, he has the bounce and pace that suits South Africa wickets.
“I am happy for Prasidh Krishna. He is a longer-format bowler. With the sort of pace he has and the bounce he gets, he can be an excellent bowler on South African wickets. I am a big fan of Prasidh Krishna, especially in Test cricket,” Nayan Mongia said.
Mongia, who represented India from 1994 to 2000 as a wicketkeeper, also feels that senior pacers like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj can groom Krishan properly during the South Africa tour.
“It’s good he has been given an opportunity. He can be groomed properly under Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj. If he gets a chance, he shouldn’t waste it. You won’t get a better opportunity than this. You will get to bowl against South Africa in South Africa. You won’t get better wickets than that,” said Mongia, who played 44 Tests and 140 ODIs for India during his career.
Meanwhile, India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24 will witness 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and 2 Tests. The T20I series begins with the first match on December 10. It will be followed by the ODI series. The Test series will commence in the end with the opening game on December 26 at Centurion.
