An ex-Pakistan captain says India shouldn't have played both Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur
Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Salman Butt has suggested that India should have picked Arshdeep Singh in the Test squad instead of playing Prasidh Krishna or Shardul Thakur in the ongoing series against South Africa. India suffered an embarrassing inning-long defeat to South Africa in the opening Test in Centurion within three days.
The Indian bowlers had a tough outing in the Centurion Test as their third and fourth-choice pacers, Shardul Thakur (1/101 in 19 overs) and Prasidh Krishna (1/93 in 20 overs), were all over the place.
Butt, who is the former captain of Pakistan, said that Arshdeep would have been a better choice than Krishna and Shardul, as he has the ability to swing the ball both ways.
Butt said on his YouTube channel that, “Instead of playing Prasidh Krishna or Shardul Thakur, it would have been better if India picked Arshdeep Singh in the squad. He bowls over 135 kph and also swings the ball both ways. He might have been effective in the test. Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur gave a lot of easy boundary balls.”