India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik has expressed his opinion regarding the strengths and weaknesses of Prasidh Krishna. The pacer got a chance to play in the last ODI against South Africa as he picked 3/59 in his spell and all of his wickets came in the death overs.
Karthik, who captained him when he was KKR captain in IPL, said that Prasidh has a great cricketing mind as he compared him with R Ashwin.
“About Prasidh, he is a lovely guy but he has a bit of a free spirit to his bowling. He has his own mind; he is a bit like (Ravichandran) Ashwin if I might say. He has his own mind, own ways to think. That sometimes gets the best of batsmen out but sometimes also makes him go for runs,” Dinesh Karthik spoke to Cricbuzz.
Karthik said that he is definitely a wicket-taker but his economy remains on the higher side. It looks quite evident in his short ODI career as he picked 9 wickets in 4 games but conceded runs with an economy of 6.65. Prasidh Krishna made a sensational debut against England when he delivered a match-winning spell of 4/54 to trigger England’s collapse from 137/1 to 252 all out.
Prasidh Krishna played under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik for KKR
“He is one of those guys who won’t bowl you 10 (overs)-40 (runs) but he will definitely give you 10 (overs)-70 (runs)-2/3 wickets. He is a wicket-taker but he goes for runs because he tries for a wicket a lot. He is an attacking bowler. In many ways, he thinks on his own.
“That’s why he is such a good death bowler – because he is not scared of getting hit. He is somebody who is very good at reacting. If somebody moves around the crease, steps out, it’s not very easy to play him if you do those kind of things,” Karthik added.
Karthik believes that he is a fantastic death overs bowler however bowling in the powerplay is not quite his forte. Karthik lauded his spirit that he always looks for wickets.
“That’s why he is such a good death bowler whenever he has come. The new ball is probably his lesser strength; he is a better bowler at death. But what you will see out of him is, the new ball if he gets to move, he is a terrific bowler there as well.
“He is somebody who I believe will definitely pick you a couple of wickets consistently without a doubt because of his bounce, because of the way he tries to get a wicket and his mindset,” he concluded.
Prasidh Krishna has been retained in the ODI squad for the series against West Indies. The ODI will be played on February 6 in Ahmedabad.
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