Steffan Jones is a known figure in Indian cricket, or specifically in the IPL. He is associated by with the Rajasthan Royals as the fast-bowling coach, and in the past has been credited for working with pacers like Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer, and with India’s Prasidh Krishna in the IPL 2022. And that experience, and the time spent with the bowler, makes him feel that the Karnataka lad has a lot more to offer to the country.
Prasidh Krishna A Special Bowler
That despite the 29-year-old having a mixed bag of the IND vs ENG series, where he did pick up wickets, but went for a lot of runs. Speaking to RevSportz, Jones even went to the extent of saying, that Prasidh Krishna, along with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj could form a very potent attack.
“I think Prasidh Krishna can lead the Indian attack over the next five years at least. He has got a really good action, he comes over the top, hits the deck hard, he is quicker than you think. I think with the right support, with the right training, and workload management, he could consistently hit 90mph. He is what I call a hip-dominant bowler, where he relies on speed in his run-up. And not so much on grunt and muscle,” Jones said.
He was all praise for Akash Deep as well, but somehow, Prasidh in his eyes, should be the one playing regularly. “Akash Deep would be a lot similar to bowlers in English cricket. Early 80mph, swing it away, very much a county cricket sort of bowler. Did well at Edgbaston, I know he was successful in the Ranji Trophy. But I believe whatever happens with Bumrah, obviously he is world class, if you have an attack of Bumrah, Siraj and Krishna, I think those are the three main ones.”
Will Take Time to Get Over Injury Scars
He offered an explanation, as to why the bowler could be going for so many runs. “With regard to Prasidh and critics, one has to understand he has had two years of injuries, he had a really serious back injury that can take a lot out of your body. With serious injuries, with a stress fracture, people need to understand the pain they go through in general while moving around, then to have to bowl as well, they would have felt the pain while playing.
“That has left mental scarring on bowlers because it is genuinely the worst pain you can have. So, he is going to take time for him to be confident in going flat out and just get in the rhythm, coordination, and for his brain to understand now that he is fit,” the coach added.
