With a new batch of fast bowlers coming in for the limited-overs format, Prasidh Krishna was handed a spot which he capitalized by being the highest wicket-taker in the recently concluded India vs West Indies ODI series. The 25-year old celebrates his birthday on February 19th, let's have a look at some known and unknown facts about the Bangalore-born pacer. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
1. Prasidh Krishna made his List A debut against a touring Bangladesh team after Karnataka lost its main bowlers due to injury. Krishna picked up a wicket off the first ball he bowled in this match, which was his first ball in his List A career, dismissing Ronu Talukdar. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
2. Krishna impressed everyone with his bowling in the first innings as he picked up 5 wickets giving away just 49 runs which put the Ranji champions ahead against an international side. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
3. The pacer finally caught eyes with his tremendous performance for Karnataka in the 2017-18 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The pacer picked up 17 wickets in 8 games, and remained as the highest wicket-taker for Karnataka and second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament, with a match-winning spell of 3\/37 against Saurashtra in the finals. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
4. Before playing for KKR, Prasidh Krishna was a net bowler for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2018 however, he was named as a replacement for the injured pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti by the Kolkata Knight Riders. Krishna didn't disappoint as he picked up 10 wickets in 7 matches, with a four-fer against Sunrisers Hyderabad. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
5. The bowler made his international debut for India on March 23rd, 2021 against England, where he broke a 24-year old record with his bowling. Krishna recorded 8.1-1-54-4 in the match and became the first Indian player to pick up 4 wickets on debut, beating the previous best of Noel David's 3\/21 against West Indies in 1997 at Port of Spain. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
6. Prasidh took important wickets on his international debut, that of Jason Roy (46), Ben Stokes (1), Sam Billings (18) and Tom Curran (11). He could've finished with a five-for but Kohli dropped Mogan's catch at the slips. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
7. Prasidh Krishna, who was brought in as a replacement for an uncapped player in the IPL 2018, was sold for a groundbreaking sum of Rs. 10 crores INR in the IPL auction 2022, acquired by Rajasthan Royals. <\/p>\r\n\r\n