Sanjay Manjrekar believes star pacer should replace Prasidh Krishna for 2nd Test against South Africa

India are yet to win a test series in South Africa. They are currently on the tour in the Protea soil. The Men in Blue have lost the 1st Test match against the Rainbow nation by an innings and 32 runs. After the loss, Rohit Sharma was slammed for his captaincy in the longest format of the game. They had no answer to South Africa's pace attack as they were bowled out for 131 all out in their second innings after conceding a 163-run first innings lead.

KL Rahul and Virat Kohli were the two performers for the side in two different innings. The second innings lasted just 34.1 overs and the former India captain was the last one to be dismissed. India's bowling attack was also questioned as no one except Jasprit Bumrah and the experts questioned about debutant Prasidh Krishna's performance as he leaked runs whenever he was given the ball.

Meanwhile, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes that the team management could give a chance to Mukesh Kumar in the second Test against the hosts. He also pointed out that had there been the previous management that was during the Ravi Shastri-Virat Kohli era, it would have made changes in the playing XI, saying that the former coach-caption duo was "trigger-happy".

It will be a little harsh to drop Prasidh Krishna: Sanjay Manjrekar

Manjrekar on ESPNCricinfo, "It will be a little harsh to drop Prasidh Krishna after one because, if you look at him, he is not somebody who hits the deck hard. He sort of uses his height. Anything that he pitches up is a bit floaty. The only ball that has a bit of pace and strength are short balls."

"If Mukesh Kumar plays, I don't think too many people will be unhappy. They will be looking at how he is bowling in the nets and think if it is fair on Prasidh Krishana because that is something the new management cares about, giving a fair run. The earlier team management would have been ruthless. Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri were sort of trigger-happy with such things. These guys (current management) might give one more go... But it is a two-match series, they might be keen to make changes."