Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has come out in help of quick bowler Prasidh Krishna, urging the Indian workforce administration to offer him extra matches regardless of a troublesome outing within the opening Check in opposition to England at Headingley. Krishna, who struggled for consistency and returned with an economic system of over six throughout each innings, got here underneath scrutiny after England pulled off a document 371-run chase to win the primary match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy collection. Nonetheless, Ashwin feels the tall pacer nonetheless has a giant position to play going ahead. “I would give Prasidh Krishna games, because when he got it right, he delivered lethal wicket-taking deliveries. I think Prasidh is one for the future. If Bumrah is not going to be playing all matches, he can step up to play that role,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. With Jasprit Bumrah’s availability uncertain for the second Test at Edgbaston, India could be forced to rework their bowling attack. Ashwin believes Arshdeep Singh’s left-arm variation may very well be invaluable, whereas additionally acknowledging Akash Deep’s red-ball power.

“If we’re enjoying a seamer rather than Bumrah, I might consider Arshdeep and produce a left-arm possibility. However, allow us to not overlook what Akash Deep has performed; he can bowl properly with the crimson ball, whereas Arshdeep shouldn’t be a confirmed commodity but,” he added. Ashwin additionally weighed in on India’s workforce steadiness and choice choices, significantly across the fourth seamer and middle-order combos. “Solely debatable matter is Karun Nair–Sai Sudharsan/Nitish Kumar Reddy. What number of overs will the fourth seamer give? How good is Reddy’s batting kind? I do know for a indisputable fact that the Indian workforce administration charges Nitish Kumar Reddy very extremely.”

India’s bowling appeared sharp solely in patches through the first Check, with Bumrah carrying the majority of the workload. As workload administration looms giant for him throughout the lengthy collection, eyes will likely be on how India rotates its tempo unit forward of the Edgbaston Check.