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India national cricket team suffered a surprising defeat by 34 runs against Ireland national cricket team in Belfast on Friday. After the defeat, many former cricketers have taken a dig at Shreyas Iyer and his boys and described them as overconfident. Iyer criticized some of the bowlers in the post-match presentation for not maintaining the pressure, especially Prasidh Krishna, who conceded 57 runs.
Prasidh did not get any wickets in the game and conceded 57 runs in his four-over spell, including 27 runs in his one over; His economy rate was 14.25. After a poor performance, Karnataka’s fast bowler made some unwanted records in the match. That became the most expensive over bowled by an Indian against Ireland in T20I cricket.
Famous Krishna made an unwanted record!
Furthermore, Krishna added another unwanted record; He has now conceded 125 runs in his last two T20I matches, the most by any bowler in consecutive T20Is.
In his last T20I match, he gave 68 runs in 4 overs without taking any wicket. After the poor performance of the fast bowler, former India captain and chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth has taken a dig at the current selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar should be an automatic choice – Chris Srikkanth demands Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the team
Kris Srikkanth believes that Krishna should be dropped immediately and experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar should be the obvious choice in the team.
He said on his YouTube channel, Cheeky Cheeka (7:04), “Prasidh Krishna kept bowling good lengths. He bowls perfectly in the slot. The five overs between him and Sundar cost India the loss. Bhuvneshwar Kumar should be an automatic choice in this bowling lineup. Prasidh Krishna bowls at the right pace and length. He wasn’t great in this IPL either.”
Performance of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Prasidh Krishna in IPL 2026
Krishna has not had the best performance in the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026; He played 12 matches in the tournament and took 16 wickets at an economy of 10.44. In contrast, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been excellent in the entire league with the new ball, middle overs and also in the death overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished the IPL as the highest wicket-taker and won the Purple Cap for the second time. He created history by becoming the first fast bowler in IPL history to take 200 wickets and took 28 wickets in 16 matches.
Overall India’s bowling was normal – Chris Srikkanth criticized India’s bowling
Kris Srikkanth also believes that the five overs between Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna were the turning point of the match. Both of them gave 76 runs without taking any wicket. India collapsed for 148 runs. The Men in Blue would like to level the series.
Srikkanth said, “India’s bowling overall was normal. Everyone else bowled well but Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar bowled poorly. Sundar does not bowl in the IPL. Dubey surprisingly looked lethal as a bowler. He looks a more confident international player than in the IPL.”