IND vs NZ: " If This Guy Stays Fit Consistently, You Will Get A Solid Wicket-taker"- Irfan Pathan On Tremendously Talented Prasidh Krishna

Umran Malik, the speedster, was one of the main wicket-takers in the just-finished ODI series versus Sri Lanka. His outstanding performance in recent weeks has sparked a nationwide search for additional such speed batteries. Prasidh Krishna is one of a few pacers in the Indian Premier League who routinely exceeds 140 km/h.

In an interview with Star Sports, former India swing bowler Irfan Pathan singled out Prasidh as one of the country’s finest white-ball prospects. Pathan praised the 26-year-old pacer’s excellent talents and endorsed him as a promising wicket-taker for Team India in the long term, provided he improves his condition.

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Irfan Pathan Lauds Prasidh Krishna

“Prasidh Krishan brings such tremendous ability, one is his pace, we have seen in One-Day cricket, how great bounce he derives out of the pitch. He bowls from near the stumps and swings the ball.

He is quality and we have seen him in the IPL last year, touching 148 Kmph. If this guy stays fit consistently and bowls for you in white ball cricket, you’ll get a solid wicket-taker,” said Pathan.

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Prasidh has appeared in 51 IPL matches and taken 49 wickets at an economy rate of 8.92. He was the 10th best wicket-taker in the IPL 2022 season, with 19 scalps in 17 matches to assist his club, Rajasthan Royals (RR), finish runners-up. RR has signed him to a contract extension through the 2023 season.

The right-arm bowler has played 14 ODIs for the national squad, taking 25 wickets at an economy rate of 5.32. His last appearance for the Men in Blue was in August 2022, against hosts Zimbabwe. Injuries have slowed him down and pulled him down the pecking order since then.