Can you hit sixes? Brook's sledge triggers Krishna's instant dismissal - Watch

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Can you hit big sixes? Harry Brook's sledge triggers Prasidh Krishna's instant dismissal - Watch

LEEDS, ENGLAND - JUNE 23: Prasidh Krishna of India bats as Wicket Keeper Jamie Smith of England looks on during day four of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 23, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Prasidh Krishna faced 11 balls in India's second innings. The task given to India's No. 11 by all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was to negotiate the last two balls against the pacers, and he fulfilled it by surviving deliveries from Chris Woakes and Josh Tongue.After a sudden collapse, Jadeja and Krishna forged a useful 15-run stand for the last wicket, which forced England captain Ben Stokes to bring back spinner Shoaib Bashir.Jadeja took a single off the fourth ball, leaving Krishna with one job: block out the next two deliveries. On the last ball of Bashir's over, however, Krishna couldn’t control his instincts and threw away his wicket. But you can’t really blame him — he is, after all, a No.

11.

Before playing the rash shot, he was involved in a bit of banter with Harry Brook. The England batter asked him to hit a six, and Prasidh went for it on the very next ball — only to get out."Can you hit big sixes?" Brook asked Krishna.Krishna replied, "If I had to, I would be called Brook."But on the very next ball, Krishna went for glory, ending his 11-ball vigil.

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On the final day of the match, Krishna will have a chance for redemption with the ball.

The lanky Karnataka pacer had a rough outing in the first innings, leaking 128 runs in 20 overs.Krishna did take three wickets — including centurion Ollie Pope, local boy Harry Brook (who fell for 99), and Jamie Smith — but his erratic lengths made him expensive.England need 350 runs on Day 5 to go 1-0 up in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

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