Prasidh Krishna ruled out of series against New Zealand A due to back spasms 

Pacer Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of the ongoing series between India A and New Zealand A after suffering from back spasms. The Karnataka-born pacer was not part of the playing XI for the first unofficial Test that began on Thursday in Bengaluru.

The Priyank Panchal-led India A side had to change plans at the last minute as Krishna's injury came to the notice of the management on the eve of the first Test.

The team went with a refurbished pace attack comprising the uncapped Mukesh Yadav, Yash Dayal, and Azran Nagwaswalla.

India A managed to restrict the opposition to 156-5 after only 61 overs were possible on Day 1 of the unofficial Test. Bengal's Mukesh Kumar emerged as the pick of the bowlers, returning with figures of 3/34. The rest of the pacers picked up a wicket each. Tilak Varma, who impressed for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2022, was also brought on to roll his arm over for a brief while.

VVS Laxman and the team management will make a decision regarding a replacement for Krishna soon.

India A are scheduled to play two more unofficial Tests against the visiting New Zealand A side, beginning on September 8 and 15, respectively. The teams are also slated to play three ODI matches, all at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 22, 25 and 27.

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Prasidh Krishna was last seen in the tour of Zimbabwe

The tall pacer is a prominent presence in the Indian ODI setup after getting a bright start to his career. A memorable debut series against England in 2020 made him a regular member of the second-string squad.

Following the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the youngster featured in India's tour of England as well as Zimbabwe. He had a lackluster series against the Jos Buttler-led side, picking up only two wickets in three ODIs. He has 25 scalps in 14 matches so far.

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