`Prasidh just needs to watch Bumrah`: Dodda Ganesh

Former India pacer Dodda Ganesh believes Prasidh Krishna can produce a heftier effort, provided he makes some minor tweaks to his approach ahead of the second Test against England at Edgbaston. Ganesh has also advised the right-arm pacer to watch and learn from pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.

Prasidh, who had a five-wicket match haul at Headingley, was disappointing as he followed the hard lengths strategy that he adopted in Australia, but England demanded much fuller lengths from him, and he could deliver that only in periods. He conceded 128 runs off 20 overs in the first innings and 92 off 15 overs in the second at an economy rate of 6.40 and 6.10, respectively.

Dodda Ganesh

“Prasidh has always been a wicket-taker, but he needs to bowl with some consistency and needs to focus on the areas he is bowling. It will help him bowl more maidens, especially when the ball gets older. He can’t bowl on both sides of the wicket,” Ganesh told PTI. 

“In England, the ball swings around a bit because of the conditions. He just needs to watch Bumrah on how to bowl consistent lines and lengths. He needs to concentrate more on the channel outside [off-stump], and he will be better,” he added.

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