Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna (Kannada: [pɾasid̪ʰː kɾiʂɳaː]; born 19 February 1996) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Indian national cricket team. He also plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.[2] He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[3][4] He made his One Day International debut for the Indian cricket team on 23 March 2021 in their home series against England and picked up 4 wickets in the match, breaking a 24-year-old Indian record for most wickets on ODI debut.[5] He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup and became runners up in 2023 Cricket World Cup
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| Full name | Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1996 Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 309) | 26 December 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 January 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 234) | 23 March 2021 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 September 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 106) | 18 August 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 August 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Domestic career
editPrasidh first came to the 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 August 2018, he was named in India A cricket team for the 2018 A-team Quadrangular Series.[11] In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12]
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.[13]
Indian Premier League
editIn April 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the 2018 IPL season as a replacement for injured Kamlesh Nagarkoti.[14] On 6 May 2018, he made his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians replacing injured Shivam Mavi.[15] In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹10 Cr in the Mega auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[16]
International career
editIn 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] He went on to take 4 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. He was named the man of the match in the second match as he took 4 wickets for 12 runs[23] and went on to win the Man of the Series award with a three-fer in the third game.[24]
In May 2022, he was named in India's Test squad for the rescheduled fifth Test against England.[25]
On 5 November 2023, he was added to India's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup after Hardik Pandya was ruled out owing to his ankle injury from the match against Bangladesh on 19 October 2023.[26]
On 28 November 2023, Prasidh Krishna made the record of conceding most runs in a spell in T20 international for India.[27]
References
edit- ^ "Prasidh's hit-the-deck style just what India needs". ESPNcricinfo.
...At six feet, three inches, Prasidh Krishna can generate bounce even on the most docile tracks
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "Prasidh Krishna | CricketArchive". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Prasidh Krishna profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "India vs England: Prasidh Krishna breaks Indian record with 4-wicket haul on ODI debut". India Today. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Dream debut for Prasidh Krishna". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Tour Match, Bangladesh A tour of India at Mysore, Sep 22–24 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group D: Jharkhand v Karnataka at Kolkata, Feb 25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Super League Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Kolkata, Jan 21 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 – Karnataka: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Mayank Agarwal century steers India B to second straight win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "India Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Highlights: Prasidh's ten-fer helps Karnataka to comfortable win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Injured Kamlesh Nagarkoti ruled out of IPL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "'Net bowler' Prasidh Krishna debuts for Kolkata Knight Riders". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Prasidh Krishna called up for ODI series against England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Pune, Mar 23 2021, England tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Prasidh Krishna now tops the list of best bowling figures by an Indian on ODI debut". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "No Hardik, Kuldeep in India's squad of 20 for WTC final and England Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "India's squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Prasidh Krishna added to India's squad for the Oval Test". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New faces galore for India's T20I series against South Africa; squad named for rescheduled England Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Hardik Pandya out of World Cup with ankle injury". ESPNcricinfo. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Prasidh Krishna becomes most expensive India bowler in T20Is". mykhel. Retrieved 28 November 2023.