Prasidh Krishna sang a redemption song on Saturday evening in Visakhapatnam, bouncing back from a difficult start in the final ODI of the three-match series against South Africa. He finished with figures of four for 66 from 9.5 overs, striking at crucial intervals as South Africa were bowled out for 270 in a series dominated by 320-plus totals.

Former India off-spinner R. Ashwin hit back at Prasidh’s critics, urging them not to write off a talented bowler after just a couple of failures.

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“Prasidh is showing the quality he possesses. It’s always easy to write people off when they have bad days, but given a good run, quality will always shine through.

“Once he gains a better understanding of his awareness, run-up tempo and triggers, he will start

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