Prasidh Krishna feels confident about his ability to adapt to different conditions as India prepare for a grueling Test cricket schedule ahead, including a tour of New Zealand and Australia. The Karnataka pacer, who has been a mainstay of India's Test plans for the past couple of years, is looking to build towards the 2027 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Krishna made his Test debut against South Africa on December 26, 2023, and has played in seven Tests since then, claiming 25 wickets at an average of 31.96. He last played a Test match against Afghanistan on June 6, 2026, and has been out of action since then due to injury.

However, the fast bowler has returned to competitive cricket this domestic season and has played four first-class matches to prove his fitness.

Prasidh Krishna on adapting to different conditions

Krishna says adaptability will be key for India's bowlers as they face a different surface in New Zealand

“I think the most important thing is adaptability. And wherever you have to bowl, you've to run in and bowl your heart out. Similarly, knowing your bowling partner is very important because, like batting, bowling too is a partnership.

You've got to complement each other and get whatever the team wants out of you,” said the pacer during his interaction with JioStar.

India's fast bowlers need to gear up for New Zealand's different conditions where they are expected to maintain intensity right through the game.

“The key thing is, New Zealand is a very different kind of challenge, which is beautiful. But as a bowler, it tests you every single time; you've got to push yourself to the limit. But we've already started to prepare for it, and we will figure out the conditions only when we get there. For now, we are focussing on getting our basics right.

What we need to do is get all kinds of skills so that when we go there, we have a choice to make,” said Krishna.

Besides New Zealand, the pacer also feels confident in his ability to handle the five-Test series in Australia.

“I have already experienced it twice, once playing down under and once in England. And I am very confident about handling it again. It is indeed a very different kind of challenge to maintain that rhythm and that intensity for 25 days and for 5 Tests. But I think I have handled it well, and the experience in the last series would help me this time as well,” said Krishna.

India's upcoming series against Australia in 2027 will be part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will also be the first-ever Test series between the two nations to be played in the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

“Even now, we are preparing for the challenge. The team is in good shape, and the mindset is right to tackle this historic series. We also understand the importance of the series in the WTC, so we are all looking forward to it. And we already have the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in our minds, since we were a part of the last series in Australia, which will be announced on October 25, 2024,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Men in Blue will first be hosting West Indies in a three-match ODI series beginning September 27 before looking at the bigger picture of the Test series and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.