Prasidh Krishna

Born on February 19, 1996, Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna is a right-arm fast bowler who represents India internationally and Karnataka in the domestic circuit.

He first showed his mettle by picking up a five-fer against an international side whilst making his First-class debut. The tall-lanky pace bowler from Karnataka has drawn praise from several quarters and is one of the up-and-coming superstars on the Indian cricketing horizon.

Prasidh Krishna: Along the Years

Prasidh Krishna Career

Prasidh Krishna has been impressive with the ball, using his height into effect to deliver bouncy deliveries.

Prasidh Krishna Domestic Career

Prasidh Krishna shot to glory in 2015 when Bangladesh A came touring the country. The eastern neighbor of India was up against the Ranji-trophy champion side of Karnataka and this is where Prasidh Krishna got a taste of top-flight cricket. He took a wicket off his very first ball, dismissing Rony Talukdar, before taking the wickets of Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, and Nasir Hossain in his first spell to reduce Bangladesh A to 41/5. Karnataka went on to win the match by 4 wickets. He was merely a teenager (19) and picked up 5 wickets against a decent batting lineup.

Krishna made his List A debut for Karnataka in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017 and since then has played in two Vijay Hazare Trophies. He emerged as the second-highest wicket-taker in the second one.

In August 2018, he was one of the 10 best fast bowlers outside the national team who were mentored at India A by Rahul Dravid and Paras Mhambrey. As a fruition of his efforts, Krishna was named to India A cricket team for the 2018 A-team Quadrangular Series in the same month.

Prasidh Krishna IPL Career

It wouldn’t be hyperbole to say that injuries to other players opened up the IPL gates to the lanky pacer who made optimal use of the opportunities. Krishna was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018 as an injury replacement for Kamlesh Nagarkoti. The Karnataka-born bowler went on to make his debut when another young pacer Shivam Mavi got injured and Dinesh Karthik chose Krishna to replace him.

In 34 matches that he played for the Knight Riders, he has picked up 30 wickets. These numbers do not look entirely convincing, but in the seasons gone by, Prasidh has shown tremendous improvement and was snaffled up by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 mega auction for INR 10 crores and had his career-best season with the ball, picking up 19 wickets in 17 matches.

Prasidh was ruled out of IPL 2023 and IPL 2024 and did not push his case for possible consideration for the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Prasidh Krishna International Career

Prasidh Krishna has debuted in all three formats for India but has not been able to prove his full potential due to injury concerns.

Prasidh Krishna ODI Career

Prasidh Krishna made his ODI debut against England on March 23, 2021 in Pune. He had an impressive start to his international career as he picked up a four-wicket haul on his ODI debut to help India defend their target and win by a margin of 66 runs.

When the likes of Indian mainstays Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami being rested for bilateral series, Prasidh Krishna was selected for these series, including playing with a second-string Indian team. Though he has not been able to prolong his career due to limited opportunities and injury concerns, Krishna showcased his ability with the ball whenever possible and was also selected for the ACC Asia Cup 2023. Of the three formats, the 28-year-old pacer has found his groove in the 50-over format so far.

Prasidh Krishna T20I Career

Prasidh Krishna made his T20I debut against Ireland on August 18, 2023, along with a second-string Indian side under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah who was returning from a major injury. Krishna had a decent debut, managing to pick up 2 wickets for 32 runs in his full quota.

In the 5 matches he has played so far, he has managed to pick up 8 wickets but has been costly with the ball, registering an economy of 11.

Prasidh Krishna Test Career

Prasidh Krishna made his Test debut against South Africa in Centurion on December 26, 2023, in India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24. He managed to pick up only two wickets in the two-match series and did not have an impressive start to his Test career.

Prasidh Krishna’s Family

Prasidh Krishna's tryst with the game started as a schoolboy where he joined his school team under the guidance of Srinivas Murthy at Carmel School in Padmanabhanagar. Prasidh confessed that he was a sports buff right from an early age.

Sport is in Krishna’s blood, his mother being a former national-level volleyball player and his father Murali Krishna being a fast bowler during his college days. Krishna married his long-time girlfriend Rachana on June 08, 2023.

Prasidh Krishna’s Net Worth

As of 2024, Prasidh Krishna’s net worth is estimated to be around INR 12 crores or USD 1.5 million.

Prasidh Krishna’s House

Prasidh Krishna resides in a posh bungalow in his hometown of Bengaluru, Karnataka.