Prasidh Krishna revealed that the Indian dressing room remains very positive despite losing a match they could have won.
India became the first team in Test history to record five individuals scoring hundreds and yet ending up on the losing side. Regarding total runs scored in defeat, India鈥檚 835-run effort at Headingley in 2025 now ranks as the fourth-highest total by a team that ended up losing a Test match. England, known for successful chases, achieved a record-breaking 371-run target and secured a 1-0 lead in the five-match series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
鈥淵eah, the dressing room is still nice and happy and very, very motivated. Like I said, we came here knowing what this opportunity meant for all of us,鈥 Prasidh said at a press conference ahead of the second Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
鈥淎nd even in the game today, we might have looked quiet at some stages. But I think we still had a plan. We wanted to do something and we went about doing it. We got two wickets in a cluster twice, and that still kept the motivation,鈥 he added.
The 29-year-old seamer explained that India did not give up until the very end.
鈥淵ou know, as a bowling unit, we still ended up taking the new ball when they needed about 20 runs, with the same hope that something鈥檚 going to happen.
鈥淪o, we were still there believing. We made sure till the last run is scored, we will be out there and making sure they work hard for it.鈥
Despite some former players criticising his expensive figures, Prasidh received support from head coach Gautam Gambhir.
鈥淭he culture we have created is we are learning off each other鈥 no matter who is there, who is around, and Boom is around, he has been talking to us even before coming here. At least for me, I鈥檝e been part of this team for few years now, so conversations are still going on,鈥 Prasidh said.
He added, 鈥淥ne thing you cannot get is experience, that you have to do it yourself and I think all of us are excited if you look at the team.
鈥淚t鈥檚 my responsibility to get better and that鈥檚 what I am trying, that鈥檚 what I am working on, and I just want to make sure I put in the right kind of work, come back here, and put up better numbers.鈥
(With inputs from PTI)