On Tuesday, December 26, promising Indian bowler Prasidh Krishna had his first Test match. It happened in Centurion at the SuperSport Park against South Africa. With Mohammed Shami injured, the team counted on Prasidh to step up in his debut game.
A video shared by BCCI showed the bright-faced Karnataka speedster receiving his first-ever Test cap for India. In a touching moment, the team gathered around to celebrate him. Head coach Rahul Dravid and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah gave him a warm hug and wished him well.
This is the video:
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Rahul Dravid backs Prasidh Krishna as a pace-bowling option for India
Indian head coach Rahul Dravid recently chatted with Star Sports. The hot topic? Prasidh Krishna’s Test debut. The coach envisioned high hopes for the fast bowler. He touched on the thrill of debuting, hoping Prasidh savors the milestone and sidesteps stress.
Rahul Dravid stated this:
“Prasidh is a promising prospect, but we have to be realistic that this is his first Test match. He has not had a lot of first-class cricket to fall back on because of a number of reasons. But I am hoping he has a good game and enjoys himself. It is such a lovely moment when we give out a new cap to someone.”
Prasidh Krishna
He further added:
“You need a little bit of luck as well in these conditions, there are lot of plays and misses, you want to be the one playing and missing, and hopefully, the opposition edging those same ones. I think there is a little bit of luck involved.”
Prasidh Krishna
After lunch on Day 1, India lost both of its set batsmen, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, with Kagiso Rabada making both significant breakthroughs. To stay in the game, the visitors will be hoping to somehow claw their way above the 200-run threshold.