Prasidh Krishna
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Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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| Full name | Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1996 Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-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 | 14 January 2026 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| 2015–present | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna (Kannada: [ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣ]; born 19 February 1996) is an Indian international cricketer.[2] He plays for the Indian national cricket team, as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[3] He represents Karnataka in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.[4] He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup and were runners-up in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
Krishna made his One Day International debut for the Indian cricket team on 23 March 2021 in their home 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 at Centurion Park against South Africa where he took his debut Test wicket.
Krishna made his first-class debut for Karnataka during Bangladesh 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, 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.[6][7]
He made his List A debut for Karnataka in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Karnataka in the 2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 January 2018.[9]
He was the leading wicket-taker for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.[10]
In August 2018, he was named in the India A cricket team for the 2018 A-team Quadrangular Series.[11] In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12]
During the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy, Krishna took his maiden first-class ten-wicket haul against Jammu and Kashmir picking up 6/35 in the first innings and 4/59 in the second innings.[13]
Indian Premier League
In April 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the 2018 IPL season as a replacement for injured Kamlesh Nagarkoti.[14] On 6 May 2018, he made his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians replacing injured Shivam Mavi.[15] In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹10 Cr in the Mega auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[16]
At the 2025 IPL auction, he was signed by Gujarat Titans for ₹9.5 crore (US$1.1 million).[17] During this season, Krishna picked up 25 wickets to earn the Purple Cap award for most wickets during the IPL season.[18]
