Prasidh Krishna is one of India’s future stars, hope he only gets better from here: Ashish Nehra

In a conversation on JioCinema’s India vs Australia – 4th T20I preview show, experts Ashish Nehra and Simon Katich gave their take on what to look forward to in Raipur on Friday evening. Excerpts: 

On the lessons for Suryakumar Yadav after the loss in Guwahati 

Simon Katich: “He’s been very, very good throughout the series with his captaincy. He’s been batting beautifully as well. I guess the only thing he could think of maybe is using the sixth bowler. He’s been relying on five bowlers, so whether he can weave that sixth bowler in to provide some unpredictability later in the innings, that remains to be seen. Avesh Khan was impressive in Guwahati and so was (Ravi) Bishnoi. Axar (Patel) has been excellent throughout. I guess he would like to see something more from Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh (Krishna).” 

On Prasidh Krishna’s form being a concern for India 

Ashish Nehra: “You are talking about a guy who has not played much cricket. But there’s no shortage of talent when you talk of someone like Prasidh Krishna. He’s definitely one of India’s future stars and let’s hope that from here he’s only going to get better. He’s someone who can bowl a good yorker. I know it’s difficult to bowl on a wet ground and a flat pitch, but in these kinds of situations, you definitely back your yorker.”

On whether India should invest more in Ruturaj Gaikwad as an opener 

Ashish Nehra: "I think India is already doing that. Everybody around him knows the kind of player he is. When you talk about Yashasvi Jaiswal, great player. But his game is completely different from Gaikwad’s. Even in the T20 format, you require solidity, and that’s what Ruturaj Gaikwad brings to the table. He’s someone who can play all three formats. He has clean cricketing shots. The kind of elegance Ruturaj shows is just unbelievable."  

On Shreyas Iyer’s return to the team as vice-captain 

Ashish Nehra: "It all depends on what the think-tank wants to do. It will be interesting to see if he and Deepak Chahar get a chance to play this match."