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| Full name | Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-02-19)19 February 1996 (age 29) Bangalore,Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 309) | 26 December 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 31 July 2025 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 234) | 23 March 2021 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 October 2025 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 106) | 18 August 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 November 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna (Kannada:[pɾasid̪ʰːkɾiʂɳaː]; born 19 February 1996) is an Indian internationalcricketer.[2] He plays for theIndian national cricket team, as a right-armfast-medium bowler.[3] He representsKarnataka in domestic cricket andGujarat Titans in theIndian Premier League.[4] He was a part of the Indian squad which won the2023 Asia Cup and were runners-up in the2023 Cricket World Cup.
Krishna made hisOne Day International debut for theIndian cricket team on 23 March 2021 in theirhome series against England and took 4 wickets in the match, breaking a 24-year-old Indian record for most wickets on ODI debut.[5] He made his Test debut atCenturion Park against South Africa where he took his debut Test wicket.
Krishna made hisfirst-class debut for Karnataka duringBangladesh A's tour of India in September 2015, taking 5 for 49 in a match marked by the absence of all three frontline Karnataka pace bowlers. He took a wicket off his first ball, dismissingRony Talukdar, before taking the wickets ofAnamul Haque,Soumya Sarkar andNasir Hossain in his first spell to reduce Bangladesh A to 41/5. Karnataka went on to win the match by 4 wickets.[6][7]
He made hisList A debut for Karnataka in the2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[8] He made hisTwenty20 debut for Karnataka in the2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 January 2018.[9]
He was the leading wicket-taker for Karnataka in the2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.[10]
In August 2018, he was named in theIndia A cricket team for the2018 A-team Quadrangular Series.[11] In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12]
During the2021-22 Ranji Trophy, Krishna took his maiden first-class ten-wicket haul againstJammu and Kashmir picking up 6/35 in the first innings and 4/59 in the second innings.[13]
In April 2018, he was bought by theKolkata Knight Riders team in the2018 IPL season as a replacement for injuredKamlesh Nagarkoti.[14] On 6 May 2018, he made hisIPL debut againstMumbai Indians replacing injuredShivam Mavi.[15]In February 2022, he was bought by theRajasthan Royals for₹10 Cr in theMega auction for the2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[16]
At the 2025 IPL auction, he was signed byGujarat Titans for₹9.5 crore (US$1.1 million).[17] During this season, Krishna picked up 25 wickets to earn thePurple Cap award for most wickets during the IPL season.[18]
In March 2021, he was named in India'sOne Day International (ODI) squad for their seriesagainst England.[19] He made his ODI debut for India on 23 March 2021, againstEngland.[20] He went on to take 4 wickets, helping India to win the match by 66 runs.[21]
In May 2021, he was named as one of four standby players in India'sTest squad for thefinal of the2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship and their away seriesagainst England.[22][23] In September 2021, he was added to India's main squad for the fourth Test match against England but didn't play.[24]
In February 2022, Krishna was named in India's squad for the ODI series against West Indies. He was named the man of the match in the second match as he took 4 wickets for 12 runs[25] and went on to win the man of the series award with a 3 wicket haul in the third game.[26]
In May 2022, he was named in India'sTest squad for the rescheduled fifth Testagainst England.[27]
On 5 November 2023, he was added to India's squad for the2023 Cricket World Cup afterHardik Pandya was ruled out owing to his ankle injury from the match against Bangladesh on 19 October 2023.[28]
On 28 November 2023, Prasidh Krishna became the most expensive India bowler in T20Is conceding 68 runs in 4 overs.[29]
Krishna was named in India's squad for the2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He was picked for the first, second, and fifth tests, taking a total of 14 wickets at an average of 37.07 for the series.[30]
...At six feet, three inches, Prasidh Krishna can generate bounce even on the most docile tracks
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Ravichandran Ashwin and Prasidh Krishna were not initially in the squad, but were named as replacements forAxar Patel and Hardik Pandya. | ||