India pacer Prasidh Krishna relished the banter with ‘good mate’ Joe Root on day two of the fifth and final Test and said riling up England’s batting mainstay was part of the team’s plans.
Prasidh and Root had a tense moment that required interventions from the umpires. The usually composed Root reacted animatedly and was clearly not amused with Prasidh’s comments following a boundary in the 22st over. “Well, it was a very small thing. I think it was just a competitive edge amongst us that was coming out. Both of us are good mates off the field. It was just a little bit of a banter and both of us enjoyed it,” said Prasidh in the post-day press conference.
Prasidh Krishna
The Karnataka man also hinted that the lip service to Root was not entirely by accident. “That was also the plan. But I didn’t really expect a couple of words that I said to get such a big reaction from him. But like I said, I love the guy that he is. He’s a legend of the game. And for him to come out there, it’s great when two people are out there wanting to do their best,” said Prasidh, who took a four-wicket haul alongside Mohammed Siraj to script India’s impressive comeback after the onslaught of Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley.
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