The Prasidh Krishna injury has ruled the fast bowler out of the five match ODI series against New Zealand. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said he will need additional time to build his workload, after he failed to recover from a hamstring injury. The injury was sustained in the second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati on 30 September, a match in which he was sent down for five overs. The update, reported on 5 November, ends his part in the series against New Zealand before it has run its course.
Prasidh Krishna injury traced to Guwahati match
The Prasidh Krishna injury happened during the second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati on 30 September. He was sent down for five overs in that match, and the injury has kept him from recovering in time for the series against New Zealand. The gap between 30 September and the update on 5 November shows the length of time involved, and the latest word from the Board of Control for Cricket in India is that he needs more time to build his workload.
After the Prasidh Krishna injury, building workload is the step that comes before a return to match bowling, because a fast bowler needs to rebuild the volume of bowling his body can handle. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said he will need additional time for that process, and that wording points to a staged return rather than a quick return to the side. No date for a return to the ODI side was given in the update, and the focus in the wording is on the time still needed.
The plan after the Prasidh Krishna injury now looks toward a different form of the game. He will join India A for the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A, subject to Return to Play clearance. That step depends on clearance being granted, and it keeps his next cricket in the longer form rather than in the ODI series. The eye on the Test series is part of the same plan, because the move to India A is tied to preparation for Test cricket.
Prasidh Krishna injury changes India A plans
Following the Prasidh Krishna injury, Nitish Kumar Reddy is also part of the reshaped plan around the squads. He is now in the ODI side for the first ODI only, before joining India A for the third unofficial Test starting on 6 November. The move is made to give him red ball time ahead of the first Test in Wellington on 19 November. His short stay in the ODI side and his move to India A show how the teams are being managed across formats in the same window.
With the Prasidh Krishna injury confirmed, the third unofficial Test for India A starts on 6 November, and it is the match Nitish will join after his single ODI. For Prasidh, joining India A for the same third unofficial Test depends on Return to Play clearance, so his place in that match is not yet fixed in the same way. The two players are therefore on different paths to the same India A fixture, with one move confirmed and the other subject to clearance.
Test series in Wellington on the horizon
After the Prasidh Krishna injury, the first Test is set for Wellington on 19 November, and the India A fixture is part of the preparation for it. Red ball time in the third unofficial Test gives players time in the longer form before the Test series begins. For Nitish, that time comes after one ODI, while for Prasidh, the route to that time runs through Return to Play clearance and the need to build workload after his hamstring injury.
The ODI series against New Zealand is a five match series, and the Prasidh Krishna injury means Prasidh will miss it in full under the latest update. His absence removes a fast bowling option from the ODI side for the whole series, and the squad has been adjusted in response. The update on 5 November confirmed the position clearly: he has failed to recover from the hamstring injury sustained in Guwahati, and he needs additional time to build workload.
The sequence of dates gives the full picture of the setback. The injury came on 30 September in Guwahati, in the second ODI against West Indies, when he was sent down for five overs. The update on 5 November then ruled him out of the five match ODI series against New Zealand. Between those dates, the recovery did not reach the point where he could take part, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India set out the need for more time.