India Pacer Prasidh Krishna has accumulated praise on a colleague of senior Jasprit Bumrah pitch as part of a test bowling unit. His comments appear before the second test in Birmingham, when India tries to recover from their defeat of five goals in Leeds, where the pitchers could not defend the 371-run. Despite Bumrah’s five goal in the first shifts, the attack fell apart under pressure on the last day when the English highest order raced to win.
Prasidh spoke with reporters in Birmingham and emphasized how Bumrah played a crucial role outside his bowling-presented and motivated the rest of the attack, including during the accumulation of the series.
“What culture we have created. We learn from each other, no matter who is there or who is around. And with boom (Bumrah) around, he spoke to us all the time, before he came here. At least for me, I have been part of this team for several years,”
However, the numbers told another story in Leeds. Prasidh himself ended with numbers 3 for 128 in the first shifts and 2 for 92 in the second, admitted runs in the economy 6.40 and 6.13. Bumrah, after its 5/45 in the first shifts, in the second admitted 57 runs in 19 overs in economy 3. No permanent pressure could be built.
To join India’s challenge, messages suggest that Bumrah may not be available for the Birmingham test. Given the long series of team leadership, it is allegedly considering being a workload and injury prevention. The plan saw Bumrah play only three out of five tests. If it is resting, it will be on the rest of the attack to get on this occasion and deliver in the contest for a necessity.
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Published:
Debodinna Chakracorty
Published on:
June 28, 2025
