Prasidh Krishna

What makes Prasidh Krishna different from other Indian fast bowlers is his ability to extract bounce from short of good length. He always had accuracy, and when he increased his pace, he became even more effective. On his ODI debut against England in Pune in 2021, he picked up 4 for 54, the best figures by a debutant for India at the time. He was on the path to becoming India's enforcer in the middle overs, but a spate of injuries thwarted his career.

Prasidh made his first-class debut at the age of 19, in a tour match against Bangladesh A in Mysore in 2015. He picked up a wicket with his very first ball in the match, and five in the innings, but Karnataka's settled pace attack meant he had to wait for three years for his next opportunity in the format.

He was far more regular in 50-over cricket. When Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2017-18, he was the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. During IPL 2018, he joined Kolkata Knight Riders as an injury replacement; by the end of the tournament, he was their main seamer.

But his next few years were interrupted by injuries. He had a stress fracture on his left leg in 2019, a stress fracture of the back in 2022, and a quadriceps injury in 2024. In between, Rajasthan Royals bought him for INR 10 crore ahead of IPL 2022, and he made his T20I and Test debuts in 2023. But the comebacks were short-lived.

Prasidh Krishna IPL factfile

- After finishing as the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy to help Karnataka win the title, Prasidh Krishna was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as an injury replacement. He ended up with 10 wickets from seven matches

- He had a couple of quiet seasons before taking 12 wickets to help KKR reach the final in IPL 2021.

- In 2022, he had his best IPL season after being bought by Rajasthan Royals (RR). He took 19 wickets from 17 games and was more economical than ever before.

- A lumbar stress fracture and then a quad injury ruled him out of the 2023 and 2024 seasons respectively. Gujarat Titans (GT) then splashed INR 9.5 crore to secure his services ahead of IPL 2025.