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Cricket News: Relationship with Boult & Malinga exciting – Prasidh Krishna | Pace bowler Prasidh Krishna on his current bowling form

Much to the delight of everyone at the Rajasthan Royals, one of their big recruits for the IPL 2022 season has hit the ground running. Prasidh Krishna, who went into the auction on the back of a magnificent performance in the three-match ODI series against West Indies earlier this year, has picked up where he left off.

Prasidh, along with new-ball partner Trent Boult, ripped through Sunrisers Hyderabad to give the Royals the perfect start to a campaign they can fancy their chances in. Both took two wickets apiece, conceding a combined total of just 39 runs in eight overs.

In a media release on the Rajasthan Royals website, Prasidh said he was looking forward to his partnership with Boult, and spoke about the messages he received from family after his strong Royals debut.

“Honestly, I was looking forward to working with Boulty (Trent Boult) as soon as the auctions were done. It is exciting to have the highest wicket-taker in Powerplays bowling with you. We’ve had conversations around how we can prepare, what we can do, and a lot of other tactical things. It’s good to start off this partnership in the right way,” said Prasidh.

“Everybody was happy, I had messages coming in. I called up home the next morning and they all said they were very happy to see me in new colours. Everyone was saying it was a good start and that we have a very good team,” he said.

Malinga has made a huge difference to the bowling unit – Prasidh Krishna

The pace bowler also gave praise to Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga who joined the Royals as bowling coach for IPL 2022. Not only is Prasidh learning bowling skills off Malinga, but he can pick the brains of one of the greatest ever T20 bowlers, while focusing on just a few key things.

“He (Malinga) has kept things very simple with us, talking about how we can simplify things and not complicate them, because that’s what we want as fast bowlers – have lesser things to think about. He has made a huge difference to the whole bowling unit, with everyone working harder towards one particular goal. Personally for me, we’ve narrowed down on a few things that we’re working on,” said Prasidh.

“We have a really, really high-potential unit and I think anybody, on that given day, is capable of doing good and winning games for the Royals. I think that’s a very exciting thing and gives so much confidence when you know you have such good bowlers bowling with you.”

Samson leading the way – Jimmy Neesham

Krishna’s words echo that of all-rounder Jimmy Neesham, who is also excited about the Royals’ prospects this season. Boult and Krishna ripped through Sunrisers after skipper Sanju Samson played a blinder with the bat. In an interview with CricBlog, Neesham said that Samson the batsman is benefitting from being captain.

“Leadership works for him really well,” said Neesham. “He likes captaining the team, and I see huge things for him in his future; not just IPL wise but international cricket as well. He is an incredibly high-quality cricketer,” said Neesham.

You can catch CricBlog’s full interview with Jimmy Neesham here or watch below.