Former Indian batter and presenter Mohammad Kaif has showered praise on the Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna for bowling an exceptional spell in the second Test against Sri Lanka, which is currently underway in Colombo.
Speaking on Sony Sports Network, Kaif highlighted how a relatively less experienced seamer has outbowled Mohammed Siraj in the ongoing two-match Test series. Krishna ended the first innings with the figures of 3/52 in 16 overs as India reduced Sri Lanka to 290 runs. On the other hand, Mohammed Siraj ended with the figures of 1/33 in 11 overs.
“I believe the fast bowlers have bowled well on this pitch, even the Sri Lankan fast bowlers, who took five wickets. Prasidh Krishna stuck to his natural length. He bowled fast, and you rarely see someone leave Siraj behind,” Kaif said.
“Siraj is a senior bowler. He has played close to 45 Test matches, and this is Krishna’s ninth Test. However, on this tour, whether it’s pace or effort, I feel Krishna has looked ahead in all aspects in this series. The three wickets he picked up was special bowling, if we talk about this match,” he added.
On the other hand, the former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara asserted that Prasidh was successful when he changed his angle and bowled from around the wicket, adding that he mixed his lengths brilliantly to scalp three important wickets.
“He got success only when he changed his angle in today’s first session. They made a game plan. After that, he stuck to the short ball. Back-of-length delivery is his speciality, but along with that, he used the bouncer well,” Pujara said.
“That’s why he got two wickets with bouncers, and the one wicket we saw yesterday was from the six-to-eight-meter length, where he bowls more. So his bowling needs to be praised. It was a good spell yesterday, and he also bowled well today. However, he will have to bowl well tomorrow as well,” Pujara concluded.
