Prasidh Krishna: First think I learnt from McGrath was to be calm and composed

Glenn McGrath influenced him greatly during his stint at the MRF Pace Foundation and Indias latest fast bowler Prasidh Krishna on Thursday said the first thing he learned from the Australian great was to remain calm and composedThe Karnataka pacer made a recordbreaking start to his international career picking four wickets on ODI debut as India defeated England by 66 runs to go one up in the threematch seriesThe first and foremost thing that I observed was he Glenn McGrath was a really calm person and he was never excited or overawed by the situation He was very composed Prasidh told Kolkata Knight Riders website on the eve of the second onedayer here Prasidh represents the franchise in the IPLSo I think thats the first thing I picked from him because thats the most important aspect for you as a bowler when you are youre playing a game The most important thing is to remain in the present and stay calmAnd apart from that he always spoke about being consistent So thats the biggest part of itHe got a chance to hone his skills from the Australian legend after being picked for the MRF Pace Academy in Chennai in 2017 Later Prasidh also went to Cricket Australias Centre of Excellence in Brisbane in 2019 as part of an MoUI was playing one of the university games and I got a call saying youve been picked So I was excited to go there I had a kind of a challenge then when we started bowling as well We knew we were the best in the country like the 1520 of us So there came a challenge between us and there was no better place for you to learn he rememberedPrasidh was picked for the Indian team after an eventful Vijay Hazare Trophy where he picked 14 wickets His love for speed was acquired from MotoGP sensation Valentino Rossi I had followed him a lot Maybe thats where the speed factor came in because I was you know seeing him go so fast Its so much of speed So thats where my liking for speed came into existence he saidThen it was his school coach Srinivas Murthy who asked him to focus on pace bowling because of his tall frame I was tall and I was getting the ball to move back So hes the one who first corrected my running technique the angle of my running my loading and all of that By doing all this I also realised I was getting quicker and better I was getting sharper with things he saidOn finding a home in KKR he said I had a really good tournament before coming into the KKR nets in 2018 I had a really good Vijay Hazare Trophy we won the tournament So I was coming in with a lot of confidence I never felt like a newcomerHigh on his ODI debut Prasidh said he has no expectations from the upcoming IPL Will be focusing on just being there in the present living in the present to be calm under pressure and take it one game at a time he concludedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever