Despite being completely off-colour, Prasidh Krishna received words of praise from the young captain, Shubman Gill, after the completion of the second test match at Edgbaston.
In the second round of the five-match series, Team India defeated England by 336 on Sunday night, recording a historic Test victory at Edgbaston. The visitors levelled the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy 1-1 thanks to a spectacular comeback sparked by Gill’s 430 runs in an innings and Akash Deep’s 10-wicket performance.
Although Gill’s hundreds in both innings made him stand out, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep’s performances had just as much of an impact. In the first innings, Siraj returned 6 for 70 and Akash took 4 for 88, sharing all 10 English wickets. Siraj contributed with the costly wicket of Zak Crawley in the second essay, while Akash took six wickets to reach a 10-wicket total.
Prasidh Krishna Way Below Par, Still Has Captain’s Backing
Prasidh Krishna, Team India’s third pacer, didn’t have as much success as the other two. He ended the match with statistics of 1 for 111 after a nightmare first innings in which he gave up 0 for 72 and then took the lone wicket of Chris Woakes.
Prasidh Krishna received encouragement from his skipper despite playing below his best with the ball. Gill commended the bowler for keeping up the pressure even if he didn’t take many wickets during the post-match ceremony.
“Prasidh didn’t get as many wickets but he bowled brilliantly,” Gill said. “He hit the right lengths and was getting the ball to move both ways, which was difficult on a pitch like this. He was magnificent for us,” he added.
Meanwhile Gill, praised Akash Deep and Siraj for making his job simpler.
“When your two fast bowlers take 17 wickets, then it becomes easy for the skipper. Bumrah bhai was not there, but the bowlers we have in the squad are capable of taking 20 wickets in a match,” Gill told former India batting star Cheteshwar Pujara on JioHotstar after the team’s win.
But everything worked out in the end. Even without their most significant player, Jasprit Bumrah, India managed to pull off a stunning victory. The two teams will now travel to London for what promises to be another exciting match at Lord’s, the home of cricket.
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