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Prasidh Krishna
Personal information
Full name
Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna
Born (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 234)23 March 2021 v England
Last ODI11 February 2022 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.24
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentKarnataka
2018–2021Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 7 11 57 54
Runs scored 2 62 30 4
Batting average 2.00 8.85 7.50 1.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 2* 25 9* 2*
Balls bowled 373 1,857 2,650 1,157
Wickets 18 49 102 48
Bowling average 16.72 17.61 22.00 34.83
5 wickets in innings 0 2 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 1 0 0
Best bowling 4/12 6/35 6/33 4/30
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 15/– 14/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 February 2022

Prasidh Krishna (born 19 February 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.[2] He is a right-arm fast bowler who regularly bowls at speeds above 140 km/h.[3][4] He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team on 23 March 2021. Krishna picked up 4 wickets on his ODI debut, breaking a 24-year-old Indian record for most wickets on ODI debut.[5]

Domestic and IPL career

He first came to limelight during Bangladesh A's tour of India in 2015, taking 5 for 49 on first-class debut for Karnataka in a tour match against Bangladesh A in the absence of all three frontline Karnataka pace bowlers. He took a wicket off his first ball, dismissing Rony Talukdar, before taking the wickets of Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar and Nasir Hossain in his first spell to reduce Bangladesh A to 41/5. Karnataka went on to win the match by 4 wickets.[6][7]

He made his List A debut for Karnataka in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Karnataka in the 2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 January 2018.[9]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.[10]

In April 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the 2018 IPL season as a replacement for injured Kamlesh Nagarkoti.[11] On 6 May 2018, he made his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians replacing injured Shivam Mavi.[12]

In August 2018, he was named in India A cricket team for the 2018 A-team Quadrangular Series.[13] In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[14]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for 10 Cr in the Mega auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[15]

During the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy, Prasidh took his maiden first class ten-wicket haul against Jammu and Kashmir picking up 6/35 in the first innings and 4/59 in the second innings.[16]

International career

In March 2021, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.[17] He made his ODI debut for India on 23 March 2021, against England.[18] His first ODI wicket was that of Jason Roy, caught by substitute Suryakumar Yadav at backward point. His debut figs were (8.1-Overs, 1 Maiden, 54 Runs, 4 Wickets, 0 No-Balls, 7 Wide, 6.60 runs/over). He later went on to take 3 more wickets, helping India to win the match by 66 runs.[19]

In May 2021, he was named as one of four standby players in India's Test squad for the final of the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship and their away series against England.[20][21] In September 2021, he was added to India's main squad for the fourth Test match against England but didn't play.[22]

In February 2022, Prasidh was named in India's Squad for ODIs against West Indies. In the 1st ODI, he took 2 wicket for 29 runs in 10 overs. He continued his good bowling in the 2nd ODI bowling an impressive spell of 4 wickets for just 12 runs in 9 overs and was awarded man of the match for this brilliant spell.[23] He also took 3 wickets for 27 runs in the 3rd ODI and got the Man of the Series award.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Prasidh Krishna breaks 24-yr-old record to join long list of pacers shining on debut". Hindustan Times. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "'Possible X-factor' Prasidh Krishna latest pacer to join Indian fast-bowling arsenal for England ODIs". India Today. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Prasidh Krishna | Cricket Archive". Cricket Archive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Prasidh Krishna profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. ^ "India vs England: Prasidh Krishna breaks Indian record with 4-wicket haul on ODI debut". India Today. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Dream debut for Prasidh Krishna". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Tour Match, Bangladesh A tour of India at Mysore, Sep 22-24 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group D: Jharkhand v Karnataka at Kolkata, Feb 25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Super League Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Kolkata, Jan 21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Karnataka: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Injured Kamlesh Nagarkoti ruled out of IPL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  12. ^ "'Net bowler' Prasidh Krishna debuts for Kolkata Knight Riders". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Mayank Agarwal century steers India B to second straight win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  14. ^ "India Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  15. ^ Feb 12, ANI / Updated. "Prasidh Krishna picked up by RR for Rs 10 Cr in IPL Mega Auction 2022 | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Ranji Highlights: Prasidh's ten-fer helps Karnataka to comfortable win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Prasidh Krishna called up for ODI series against England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  18. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Pune, Mar 23 2021, England tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Prasidh Krishna now tops the list of best bowling figures by an Indian on ODI debut". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  20. ^ "No Hardik, Kuldeep in India's squad of 20 for WTC final and England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  21. ^ "India's squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Prasidh Krishna added to India's squad for the Oval Test". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  23. ^ "IND vs WI 2nd ODI Highlights: Prasidh Krishna stars with four-fer as India win in Ahmedabad". indian express. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  24. ^ "IND vs WI: Anything Going To The Keeper Or The Slips, I Like That Kind Of Wickets – Prasidh Krishna After Winning 'Player Of The Series' Award In ODIs". Cricket Addictor. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

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