Karnataka speedster Prasidh Krishna, who has been a standby player with the Indian team for the past three months, was on Wednesday added to the main squad ahead of the fourth Test.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee — based on the request of the team management — has added fast bowler Prasidh Krishna to India’s squad for the fourth Test,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated in a release.
Bowling coach Bharat Arun maintained that Krishna’s inclusion was a “precautionary” measure.
“He (Prasidh) has been included in the team, mainly because, considering all the workload management issues an...There is nothing more to it than that,” Arun said at the virtual press conference before the fourth Test.
“So Ishant’s (Sharma) form was a bit of concern, I think, but we have things sorted out. But Prasidh Krishna is just you know, a precautionary inclusion,” added Arun. The 25-year-old has played only nine First-Class games with 34 wickets in his kitty.