Last Update: February 10, 2023, 22:44 IST
Famous Krishna has played 14 ODIs and has taken 25 wickets in them. (AFP photo)
The legendary Krishna has now been sidelined from competitive cricket for six months.
The cricket fraternity is waiting with bated breath for India pacer Jasprit Bumrah to return from a stress fracture.
But amid concerns about injury to Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer, one man who has gone off the radar is Karnataka pacer Famous Krishna, who has now been sidelined from competitive cricket for a period of six months.
And if people in the know of developments are to be believed, he is running out of time and matches through which he can be a potential contender again. World Cup berth.
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In fact, Prashant, seen as India’s potential white-ball specialist, last played against Zimbabwe in an ODI in Harare in August, 2022 and has since been ruled out due to a stress fracture.
Before the injury, he had taken an impressive 25 wickets in 14 ODIs at an economy rate of less than 5.50 (5.32) and an average (runs per wicket) of less than 24 (23.92).
undergoing his intense rehabilitation program at the renowned National Cricket Academy in Bangalore but the news coming out is not very good. A BCCI source said on the condition of anonymity, “Prishit has a stress fracture and in case of such an injury, you cannot fix a possible return date.”
He said, ‘Every player’s body type is different and the recovery process and time is different. This can be anything between six months to a year. In the case of Famous, he is still not fit enough to play and it is unfortunate that he has not been able to play the entire domestic season.”
With Karnataka unlikely to reach the final of the Ranji Trophy, Prashant’s chances of testing himself are now limited to the IPL where he plays for the Rajasthan Royals.
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But for him to play in the IPL, he needs to start bowling regularly in the nets and put miles on his feet to face the rigors of top-flight cricket.
It would be really unfortunate if the famous missed the World Cup bus but there is an imminent danger of that happening at the moment.
At the time of his injury, he was ahead of Mohammed Siraj in the pecking order with his pace and unsettling bounce, but he will be racing against time to be fit during the IPL, which would give him an outside chance of being in the World Cup. Will do Controversy.
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