India, July 5 -- Team India paceman Prasidh Krishna was slammed left, right and centre by the fans after another expensive outing in the Test match against England at Edgbaston. Krishna, who was preferred over Arshdeep Singh in the playing XI, remained wicketless in the first innings and leaked 72 runs in 13 overs at an economy rate of 5.50. The lanky pacer failed to hit the right areas and was punished hard by Jamie Smith and Harry Brook as England managed to reduce India's lead despite losing half their side cheaply.

Krishna came into the Test arena with high expectations, known for his ability to hit the deck hard and extract pace and bounce. However, his introduction to red-ball cricket has been far from ideal. Instead of making a ma...