India pacer Prasidh Krishna’s childhood coach P Srinivasa Murthy lavished praise on his ward’s match-winning bowling partnership with speedster Mohammed Siraj during India’s six-run win over England in the fifth Test at the Oval on Monday.  

Eight-wicket haul

Krishna claimed eight wickets (4-62 and 4-126) in the series-defining final Test where Siraj had a nine-wicket match haul (4-86 and 5-104) as Team India levelled the series 2-2. Siraj emerged highest wicket-taker of the series with 23 scalps, while Krishna, and Jasprit Bumrah, both of whom played three Tests, had 14 wickets each.

Prasidh Krishna’s childhood coach P Srinivasa Murthy