Prasidh Krishna added to India squad for fourth Test

The BCCI have confirmed that Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna has been added to the India squad for the fourth Test at The Oval, starting September 2nd. The 25-year-old tearaway, who made his international debut earlier this year against England, traveled to the United Kingdom as a standby player but now has been added to the senior squad for the fourth Test ‘based on the request of the team management.’

UPDATE - Prasidh Krishna added to India’s squad

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Prasidh has played 9 first-class matches and has taken 34 wickets at a remarkable average of 20.26. The 25-year-old, however, has not played any red-ball cricket in over a year, with his last appearance coming in the 2020/21 Ranji Trophy against Bengal in March 2020. The 2019/20 edition of the Ranji Trophy, in which Karnataka made the semi-final, proved to be a fruitful one for Prasidh, who picked 14 wickets in 3 games at an average of 17.00 and SR of 33.2.

India’s squad for the fourth Test

Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna