Prasidh Krishna added to India’s squad for 4th Test against England

London : Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna was on Wednesday added to the India squad for the fourth Test against England, starting here on September 2.

Prasidh, who was on the standby list has been training and travelling with Team India right from the start of the tour.

“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 stated in a release.

Uncapped in Tests, Prasidh made his India debut in the home series against England in March this year and has played only three ODIs so far for the country, taking six wickets.

The 25-year-old has also played nine first-class games with 34 wickets in his kitty.

India’s squad for the fourth Test: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

Standby player: Arzan Nagwaswalla.

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