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Prasidh Krishna cleared to play in India’s New Zealand Test series
India fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has been cleared to return to play after a hamstring injury.
He hurt his left hamstring during an ODI against the West Indies on September 30 and has not played since.
The medical clearance makes him available for India’s two-Test series in New Zealand, which starts on November 19.
He was dropped from India’s five-match ODI squad because he needed more time to build up his workload.
Krishna is expected to travel to New Zealand to play for India A in a four-day match against New Zealand A starting November 7.
The match is intended to give him competitive practice before the Test series.
His return adds another pace bowler to India’s Test options, alongside Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Anshul Kamboj and Akash Deep.
Prasidh Krishna has received medical clearance to return to action ahead of India’s two-Test series against New Zealand.
He cleared fitness assessments at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Krishna is expected to travel to New Zealand and play in the third unofficial Test between India A and New Zealand A, starting November 7.
He was ruled out of India’s five-match ODI series against New Zealand after a hamstring injury.
India’s Test series against New Zealand begins November 19.
- Who
- Prasidh Krishna, India’s fast bowler, has been cleared to return to action.
- What
- He is fit for India’s two-Test series against New Zealand and is expected to play an unofficial Test for India A.
- When
- He was declared fit on November 3, 2026; the Test series starts November 19.
- Where
- He completed fitness assessments at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru; the Tests will be played in New Zealand.
- Why
- He received medical clearance after completing fitness assessments following a left hamstring injury.
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Krishna sustained a left hamstring injury during the second ODI against the West Indies in Guwahati.
The BCCI withdrew Krishna from India’s ODI squad, saying he needed more time to build up his workload.
Krishna completed another round of match simulations at the Centre of Excellence.
Krishna was declared fit for the New Zealand Test series.
The third and final unofficial Test between India A and New Zealand A is scheduled to begin.
India’s two-Test series against New Zealand is scheduled to begin.
- Test series
- Two matches against New Zealand
- Fitness clearance
- November 3, 2026
- Injury
- Left hamstring, sustained September 30
- India A match
- Third and final unofficial Test starts November 7
- First Test
- Wellington, November 19
- Second Test
- Christchurch, November 27