'Can You Hit Big Sixes?': Prasidh Krishna Holes Out After Being Teased By Harry Brook
Last Updated:
Prasidh Krishna was challenged to hit a big six and he accepted it only to be caught in the deep.
There has been plenty of chatter between India and England stars in the ongoing first Test between India and England. From Rishabh Pant's cheeky admiration for Ben Stokes to a heated exchange between Harry Brook and Mohammed Siraj – there's been plenty of on-field drama. During Day 4 of the contest, Brook was at the center of another verbal exchange that resulted in India getting bowled out for 364 in their second dig in Leeds on Monday.
During the 96th over of India innings, with spinner Shoaib Bashir operating from one end, Brook teased tailender Prasidh Krishna by enquiring about his big six-hitting abilities.
'Can you hit big sixes?" asked Brook who was fielding in the slips.
Krishna, took it sportingly, and responded, 'If I had to, I would be called Brook."
However, the needling seemed to have got to the India no. 11 who went for the big shot the very next delivery and ended up being caught in the deep for an 11-ball duck.
Watch the exchange below:
'Can you hit big sixes?" — Harry Brook on the stump mic… and Prasidh goes for it on the very next ball and gets out.Classic Test cricket theatre — brought to you by the mic (and a bit of mischief). 🎭 #ENGvIND | 1st Test, Day 5 | TUE, 24th JUNE, 2:30 PM on JioHotstar! pic.twitter.com/Bgwq5D3PiB
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 24, 2025
Krishna's exit completed another lower-order collapse for India in the contest. From 333/4, the tourists slipped to 364-all out – losing their last six wickets for the addition of just 31 runs.
In the first innings too, India lost seven wickets for 41 runs to be bowled out for 471. In reply, England made 465 despite a brilliant five-wicket haul from Jasprit Bumrah.
Centuries from KL Rahul (137) and Rishabh Pant (118) in the second innings helped India set England 371 to win the Test. At the close of play on the fourth day, the hosts were 21/0 and need 350 runs more to win on the Day 5.
First Published:
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
News18
22 minutes ago
- News18
England's Jamie Smith: Went After Jadeja In Leeds To Avoid Jasprit Bumrah's Spell
Last Updated: England's batters attacked Ravindra Jadeja in the 82nd over to secure a win in the first Test against India because they wanted to avoid Jasprit Bumrah's spell. England's batters decided to attack Ravindra Jadeja in the 82nd over to quickly secure a win in the first Test, anticipating that India might bring in their key bowler Jasprit Bumrah in a last-minute attempt to claim wickets. With Joe Root and keeper-batter Jamie Smith comfortably at the crease, and the winning target of 371 within reach, Smith sealed the victory by hitting Jadeja for two sixes and a boundary, leading the hosts to a memorable five-wicket triumph. 'The runs at that point (when Smith decided to go after Jadeja) were not too many, so I wasn't expecting him (Bumrah) to come on and bowl (with the new ball), but you're just never quite sure, especially in cricket," Smith told ESPNCricinfo. England's strategy was that if Shubman Gill had brought Bumrah into the attack when the hosts were 355/5 after the 81st over, and if the Indian pacer had managed to take a couple of quick wickets, it could have made things more challenging for Ben Stokes' team. 'You don't know what will happen. I always back our tail but there could be a couple of decent balls and suddenly you're eight-down and the pressure's back on you again. It was nice to just get it done and move on." Smith explained, 'I knew there was a new ball coming and it looks as though I'd exposed Chris Woakes (at No. 8) but, at that point, if I'd hit another couple of sixes in that over, you're taking all the momentum into the new ball." He added, 'The second new ball can bring wickets but it can increase the scoring rate as well. There's always a little bit of calculated thinking behind it." Smith praised India, saying they 'kept trying all day" on the final day, but England's philosophy of keeping it simple in favourable batting conditions helped them cross the finish line. Chasing 371, England secured the victory in the final hour with notable performances from Ben Duckett (149), Zak Crawley (65), Root (53 not out) and Smith (44 not out). 'It was simple in that you knew you had to chase the runs and we weren't going to block out for the draw," Smith said. 'We were always going to be positive and try to get the runs. It was a rapid outfield and as good a batting conditions as you could have on day five." 'The wicket wasn't misbehaving too much as the Test went on, so you always felt as though you could keep it simple, you didn't have to do anything too out of the box to get the runs, which is very helpful," he said. Smith did not pay much attention to the talk about the inexperience in the Indian side. 'When they're trying to get 10 wickets and you're chasing 370, it's not every day that gets done. There could have been some head-downs at the end but they kept trying all day," he said. 'I see a lot of chat about maybe some inexperience on their part but I thought they were fantastic throughout the five days." Smith mentioned that the support from the team management to play aggressively had boosted his game. 'It's great. Having that belief from other people is something that definitely took my game to the next level," he said. 'When you're out there batting, it is you and your partner at the other end, so it's quite individual, but to have that backing and trust that other people are doing the same thing, you don't feel you're alone when you're doing what you feel is right at that moment." 'When you are caught on the boundary trying to hit the ball for six, you feel you're not going to get a slap on the wrist. (The attitude is) 'mate, that was a good option, the wind was howling that way'," he said. (With PTI Inputs)
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Horrific car crash! 'Will I play again?: Rishabh Pant's painful question
NEW DELHI: When was brought to a Mumbai hospital with life-threatening injuries after his horrific car crash in December 2022, the first thing he asked was: "Will I be able to play again?" — recalled renowned orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Dinshaw Pardiwala, who led his treatment. Pant was driving from Delhi to his hometown, Roorkee, on December 30, 2022, when he lost control of his vehicle. The car crashed into a divider and caught fire, leaving the Indian wicketkeeper-batter with multiple serious injuries. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! He was dragged out of the wreckage by passersby. Reflecting on that moment, Dr. Pardiwala said, "Rishabh Pant was extremely lucky to be alive — extremely lucky." Recalling the condition in which Pant was admitted, Dr. Pardiwala told The Telegraph: "When he first came in, he had a dislocated right knee. He also had an injury to his right ankle, lots of other minor injuries all over. He had a lot of skin loss, so his entire skin from the nape of the neck down to his knees was completely scraped off in the process of that accident." "Then getting out of the car — that broken glass scraped off a lot of the skin and the flesh from his back," he added. The road back was long. Pant endured 635 days of recovery, including multiple surgeries, intense physiotherapy, and unwavering determination — culminating in one of the most inspiring comeback stories in modern sport. "To be in an accident like this, where the car actually overturns and blows up, the risk of death is extremely high," said Pardiwala, speaking shortly after watching Pant smash back-to-back centuries in the opening Test against England at Headingley. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The surgeon added that Pant was fortunate not to lose blood supply to his right leg — a common and dangerous complication with such injuries — which could have led to amputation. India's Day 2 at the Nets in Edgbaston | IND vs ENG Test Series "When your knee dislocates, and all the ligaments break, there's a high possibility of the nerve or the main blood vessel also being injured. If the blood vessel gets injured, you typically have about four to six hours to restore the blood supply. Otherwise, there's a risk of losing your limb. The fact that his blood vessel wasn't injured despite having a severe high-velocity knee dislocation was extremely lucky," Pardiwala explained. Pant's first concern after being admitted was clear. "Am I ever going to be able to play again?" he asked. But his mother had a more grounded question for the doctor: "Is he ever going to be able to walk again?" Pardiwala described the severity of the damage: "We had a lengthy discussion about the fact that these are grievous injuries – we would need to reconstruct the entire knee. Once we reconstruct the entire knee, we're going to have to then work through a whole process of letting it heal, letting it recover, then get back the basic functions – the range, the strength and the stability." On January 6, 2023, the surgeon performed a complex four-hour surgery, reconstructing three ligaments and repairing the tendons and meniscus in Pant's right knee. Arshdeep vs Morkel: WWE at the Nets! | Team India's Lighter Moment in Birmingham The initial days were the hardest. "He lost a lot of skin, and so he couldn't really move his hands. They were completely swollen. He couldn't really move either of his hands initially," Pardiwala said. Pant couldn't even brush his teeth at first. But over time, he began to recover — drinking water on his own and eventually walking without crutches after four months. Despite the signs of progress, Pardiwala admitted he wasn't sure if Pant could ever return to professional cricket. "Typically, when we reconstruct these patients, they are happy just to get back to normal life. If they can walk and do some minimal amount of recreational sports, they're happy," he said. "I said: 'We can certainly make sure that he walks again. I'm going to try my best to make sure that we can get him back to playing again.' We didn't really want to offer him too much initially, but we did want to give him hope. So I said: 'We'll break it down into steps. ' Step one, of course, has to be the surgery." "When we discussed it just after the surgery, the way I told him is the fact you're alive, the fact that your limbs survived – that's two miracles down. If we get you back to competitive cricket, that's going to be a third miracle. Let's just hope for everything, and then take it a step at a time." But Pant was driven — and determined to return. "His question then was: 'OK, assuming that we do manage to get there, how long is it going to be?' I said: 'Probably looking at 18 months to get back to competitive cricket.'' Pant spent most of 2023 at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. His recovery was faster than expected. IND vs ENG Tests: New Spin Twist for Team India? "His whole aim was 'Get me back to normalcy as fast as possible'. And we were trying to make sure that we were doing just the optimum, not too little, but not too much. His recovery was much faster than we had anticipated. He was like: 'Nothing is too much.' He pushed harder than normal people," Pardiwala said. From a crash that nearly ended his career — and life — to walking back into the Indian dressing room as a match-winner, Rishabh Pant's journey has been nothing short of miraculous.
Mint
an hour ago
- Mint
Rishabh Pant's doctor comments on ‘unnecessary' somersaults, calls him extremely lucky to be alive after car accident
Rishabh Pant was seen doing somersaults in recent times to celebrate his century. While many called it 'Rishabh being Rishabh', many fans were worried because of his history of a near-fatal car accident. Rishabh Pant did a somersault after his IPL century this year as the LSG captain. In the 1st Test against England, Pant scored a century in each innings. He was seen doing the somesault again on the British soil. He later spoke to Cheteshwar Pujara about his viral somersault celebration. He said he had three ideas, including 'let the bat do the talking'. However, he chose the somersault as it was personal. Pant was trained in gymnastics at school and said he could do it anytime. 'Even if you wake me up in the middle of the night, I can do a somersault,' Pant said. Rishabh added, after his accident, he had worked hard to regain the skill. He again did a somersault Now, the doctor who saved him has spoken about it. He said Rishabh was 'extremely lucky to be alive'. 'Rishabh trained as a gymnast. Although he looks large, he is quite agile, and he does have a lot of flexibility,' Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala told The Telegraph. 'And, that's why he's been doing those somersaults of late. 'It's a well-practised and perfected move – unnecessary though!' he added. Dr Pardiwala says Pant now values life more and is very motivated. Earlier, Pant focused more on cricket skills than fitness. But, after the accident, he started working harder on his fitness and recovery. Rishabh Pant returned to cricket nearly four months earlier than expected after his serious car accident. Doctors had told him full recovery might take 18 months, but he played in the IPL after 14 months. Pant received a standing ovation and impressed everyone by scoring well and keeping wickets in every match. Later, he hit a century in a Test against Bangladesh. Rishabh Pant survived a major car crash on December 30, 2022, while driving from Delhi to Roorkee. His car overturned, skidded 200 metres, hit a divider and caught fire. Pant escaped through a broken window with the help of two bystanders but suffered serious injuries to his head, back, legs and feet. His right knee was badly dislocated, and large areas of skin were scraped off. Doctors said he was fortunate his blood vessels were not damaged, or he could've lost his leg. In Mumbai, surgeon Dr Pardiwala performed major surgery to reconstruct Pant's knee. For weeks, Pant couldn't brush his teeth or hold a glass due to swelling and skin loss. He needed crutches to walk for four months.
