IND vs ENG: ‘No matter who’s round’ – Prasidh Krishna on Jasprit Bumrah’s absence and India’s mindset going forward | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India suffered a defeat within the opening Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley, Leeds, giving England a 1-0 lead within the 5-match sequence. With the sequence heating up, consideration has now shifted to the administration of tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s workload. Despite the outcome, India head coach Gautam Gambhir reiterated that Bumrah will solely play in three of the 5 Tests, a call made earlier than the sequence began.“Haven’t decided which two matches Bumrah will play, but he will play a total of three. We need to manage his workload. The scoreline doesn’t change that… he will play three Tests only,” Gambhir had mentioned after the match.

In Bumrah’s absence, fellow pacer Prasidh Krishna sees a possibility.“What a culture we guys have created. We are learning from each other, no matter who’s there or who’s around. And with Booms (Bumrah) around, he’s been talking to all of us throughout, even before coming here. At least for me, I’ve been part of this team for a few years now, so the conversations are still going on. One thing you cannot get is experience — you have to go through it yourself. And yeah, I think all of us are excited,” Prasidh advised reporters in Birmingham.“If you look at the team, everybody is here. Siraj has played a lot of games, he’s going to continue playing, and whoever comes in — or whatever happens later — it’s a great experience and an opportunity. That’s the way we look at it,” he added.England’s win was historic — they turned the primary group in over 60,000 first-class matches to concede 5 particular person centuries and nonetheless chase down a 300-plus goal. Chasing 371, Duckett (149) and Root (53*) powered England to 373/5. Jamie Smith completed issues off with a six. India posted 835 runs within the match with two centuries from Rishabh Pant, however suffered batting collapses — 7 for 41 and 6 for 31 — that proved expensive.Prasidh additionally dismissed any dressing room points.“The dressing room is still positive, happy, and very, very motivated. Like I said, we came here knowing what this opportunity meant for all of us. And even in the game today, we might have looked quiet at times, but I think we still had a plan,” he mentioned.“”We needed to do one thing, and we went about doing it — we obtained two wickets in a cluster, twice. So that saved the motivation going. And then, , as a bowling unit, when one thing’s occurring, we nonetheless ended up taking the brand new ball. They wanted about 20 runs, however we held on to the hope that one thing may occur. So we had been nonetheless on the market believing. We made positive that till the final run was scored, we had been nonetheless preventing and making them work laborious for it,” he added.‘I’M LEARNING’While Bumrah took five wickets in the first innings, the support cast — Siraj, Prasidh, and Shardul — struggled. Prasidh was expensive and lacked consistency.He picked up three wickets in the first innings but gave away 128 runs in 20 overs (economy 6.40). In the second innings, he claimed two more but conceded 92 runs in 15 overs (economy 6.10).“Yeah, undoubtedly (on financial system over 6). I had a number of conversations with some of the fellows about how this sport went. I undoubtedly need to deliver that quantity down — to the most effective I can. And I feel I’m studying as properly. It’s on me — I can’t say the rest. It’s my accountability to get higher, and that’s what I’m making an attempt. That’s what I’m working on. I simply need to ensure I put in the proper of work and come again right here with higher numbers,” Prasidh mentioned.“”Every time I come out to bowl, I’m definitely looking to bowl a maiden. I’m not really trying to give away boundaries or anything. The outfield was fast. The lengths and lines I bowled weren’t perfect, to be honest, most of the time. And they took me on — some were edges, and some were bouncers I tried that ended up going for runs. But I think someone in the team had to do it. And if I sit back and only look at my numbers or economy rate and not the wickets — well, it got me a four and a six, and then Jamie Smith got out. So if that’s what it takes to get a wicket, I’m happy to do it. But yes, every time I bowl, I’m looking to keep the economy rate down and build pressure,” the pacer added.“If I look at the first innings, I was a little shorter than where I wanted to be. Ideally, six to eight meters is what I was aiming for — that’s what I would say. In the second innings, it got slightly better because the wicket was a bit slower. I had to pitch a few deliveries slightly behind the ideal spot and then go a bit fuller when trying to get a wicket. So yeah, I definitely didn’t bowl the lengths I wanted to,” he mentioned.PRASIDH ON CAPTAIN GILLThis England sequence is Gill’s first as India’s Test captain after Rohit Sharma’s retirement. Prasidh has already performed beneath Gill at Gujarat Titans.“About Shubman — yeah, I think he did a pretty good job. All of us saw how he rotated the bowlers, made sure everyone got enough breaks, and brought bowlers in at the right times. He spotted opportunities and used the right bowlers accordingly. All of that was great. And knowing him, he created a very good atmosphere around the team.“He’s been talking to all of us. We at all times go in with a plan, and the communication is occurring there. As decrease-order batsmen, we’re undoubtedly working on our sport. If you have a look at our web classes, we’re placing within the work. I feel it’s additionally about placing your thoughts into it — ensuring you belief your self, belief the talent you’ve got, and keep on the crease just a little longer. The runs and numbers will then observe. And we’re working in the direction of that,” Prasidh concluded.