India, Oct. 17 -- Pace great Glenn McGrath heaped praise on young India pacer Prasidh Krishna and backed him to have a successful white-ball tour of Australia. The Indian paceman recently impressed many with his performance in the Oval Test against England, where he partnered with Mohammed Siraj to produce a sensational comeback for the visitors. The right-arm pacer has now got a call-back in the ODI squad for the Australia series, where he will partner with Siraj once again on the bouncy tracks down under.

McGrath applauded Krishna's progress, noting how the Indian pacer has evolved into a more complete bowler. Having previously coached him, the Aussie legend praised Krishna's impressive IPL performances and described him as a natural "...