I'm not the fastest bowler currently, but I believe I have the potential to get there: Prasidh Krishna

[Lannister]

As a fast bowler, Prasidh's strength is his accuracy. He generally bowls in the high 130s, and is working on becoming faster without compromising on direction. "If you can bowl fast, then you can take pitches out of the equation," he says. "That will also give me an edge. You start playing then on the batsman's mind. Yes, I'm not the fastest bowler currently, but I believe I have the potential to get there."

 

Still only 22, there's no reason to believe he can't. Prasidh is a regular trainee at the MRF Pace Foundation, headed by Glenn McGrath, and has been to Australia on an exchange programme, where he trained under Jeff Thomson. It was this stint two years ago that taught him the importance of being bowling-fit and not just gym-fit.

 

"The training methods there are different, the body structure is different. We had sessions on biomechanics, which I found interesting. Those helped me understand things like load-up, run-up, alignment better," he says. "Also, I learnt that we can't compare athletes from the two countries because we are built differently. Once you understand these aspects, it helps you understand your body better. I feel my interest in this has helped me take strides in my bowling too."

 

So far, Prasidh has had to contend with a lot of competition in Karnataka. A strong pace battery that includes Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun and, until last season, Aravind has often left him no room to even make the squad, let alone the first team. This wait, Prasidh believes, has made him mentally tougher.

 

"That has made me tougher as a bowler," he says. "The wait for opportunities can be frustrating but it's that suffocating competition that pushes me to work harder. I honestly didn't expect all this to come my way so soon [IPL and India A] but I knew if I kept following the routines I have, I will get there sooner than later."

 

In his childhood, Prasidh wasn't interested in watching cricket. A chance trip to the Chinnaswamy, where he watched Brett Lee bowl, fired him up. Last year, Lee, on duty as commentator in the Karnataka Premier League, took time off to chat with Prasidh after watching him bowl. Lee advised him to "not get ahead of himself", and keep working hard.

 

Prasidh has taken this advice seriously. "I don't see why that should change. I always believe in the phrase 'keep working hard, you never know when good things will come your way'."

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24461663/ipl-breakthrough-puts-prasidh-krishna-big-leagues

[Lannister]

He took 4 wickets twice in a row in the quadrangular A series. He will be a very good addition for ODIs and T20s. I don't know much about his Test statistics. 

[rkt.india]

He already bowled up to 146K in IPL.  he just needs to work on maintaining that pace of 140-145 consistently.

[speedheat]

10 minutes ago, Lannister said:

If you can bowl fast, then you can take pitches out of the equation," he says. "That will also give me an edge.

Wow, this is the attitude any rookie pacer should have, glad that he knew an accurate pace is his best friend and it wll help him in getting an edge.

He to me looks like a genuine wicket taker and a thinking bowler, was really impressed by the pace he was hitting in IPL.

[Mosher]

Another talented young pacer who I think can be successful in all 3 formats for India. Our fast bowling stocks now are probably stronger than our batting stocks. 

[ThePhenomenal1]

So much pace talent and yet hardly any breakthroughs. Last pace bowler to break through was bumrah, simply because he perfomed immediately. If they dont perform immediately they get thrown away. Bumrah debuted 2.5 years ago! 

 

[express bowling]

Prasidh

 

Bounce

Height

Sharp Pace

Heavy ball

Accuracy

Outswing

Decent yorkers

Decent death bowling skills

Really good performances for India-B

Decent IPL

In form now

 

Need to pick him for the Asia Cup.

 

 

[express bowling]

We have Khalil and Prasidh ready for LOIs.

 

We have Siraj, Rajpoot and Saini ready for test cricket.

 

But we are picking Kaul, Shardul and Unadkat.

 

This is soooo frrustrating  !!

Edited August 25, 2018 by express bowling

[Vilander]

14 hours ago, Lannister said:

strong pace battery that includes Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun and, until last season, Aravind

Lol..  Strong pace bat.. Good one.. 

 

 

 

 

[The Dark Horse]

Prasidh Krishna was good for kkr. Even reminded me of Bond a bit (looks and to an extent action) 

[Vilander]

2 hours ago, The Dark Horse said:

Prasidh Krishna was good for kkr. Even reminded me of Bond a bit (looks and to an extent action) 

P krishna is good i was more thinking about the pace battery..and legund..

[Suhaan]

17 hours ago, express bowling said:

We have Khalil and Prasidh ready for LOIs.

 

We have Siraj, Rajpoot and Saini ready for test cricket.

 

But we are picking Kaul, Shardul and Unadkat.

 

This is soooo frrustrating  !!

Kaul,Shardul,unadkat are the curse on Indian cricket as far as fast spin bowling is concerned

[Temujin Khaghan]

18 hours ago, express bowling said:

Prasidh

 

Bounce

Height

Sharp Pace

Heavy ball

Accuracy

Outswing

Decent yorkers

Decent death bowling skills

Really good performances for India-B

Decent IPL

In form now

 

Need to pick him for the Asia Cup.

 

 

Are you following all the young fast bowlers in the first class circuit @express bowling?

 

Who are the top 5 fast bowlers yet to make debut and aged below 25 years right now??

[express bowling]

48 minutes ago, Temujin Khaghan said:

Are you following all the young fast bowlers in the first class circuit @express bowling?

 

Who are the top 5 fast bowlers yet to make debut and aged below 25 years right now??

 

I have to choose  6
 

Mavi    19

Siraj     24

Khaleel    20

Prasidh   22

Rajpoot    24

Nagarkoti   18

Edited August 26, 2018 by express bowling

[vishalvirsingh]

1 hour ago, express bowling said:

 

I have to choose  6
 

Mavi    19

Siraj     24

Khaleel    20

Prasidh   22

Rajpoot    24

Nagarkoti   18

Are nagarkpti and mavi still under 19.

[express bowling]

29 minutes ago, vishalvirsingh said:

Are nagarkpti and mavi still under 19.

 

Mavi is 19

Nagarkoti  is 18

 

As stated in the quoted post.

[Vilander]

On 8/26/2018 at 4:09 AM, express bowling said:

 

Mavi is 19

Nagarkoti  is 18

 

As stated in the quoted post.

amazing when you consider their age they cna take 2-3 seasons to get better and still be very young.