Former Indian pacer Irfan Pathan showed dismay over Prasidh Krishna's economy rate after the first Test of the current five-match series between England and India. To the uninitiated, Prasidh gave away 220 runs in 35 overs, claiming five wickets during both innings. Irfan encouraged Prasidh to be flexible according to individual batters in the future, highlighting that he possessed qualities such as height and speed to enjoy a long, long career in the red-ball cricket. He also likened his economy rate during the match with Bumrah's in T20 cricket. Here is what Irfan said while speaking on Sony Sports "Just look at his economy combining both the innings. He is at No. 2 in terms of the worst economy for a fast bowler in history. Bumrah has this economy in T20s, nearly 6.50 [6.88]. So, he will have to concentrate on his economy. He has good height and pace. He will have to learn as soon as possible how to bowl a consistent area according to the batter," Watching the game with Irfan was also former Indian cricketer Saba Karim. He agreed with Irfan's observation and emphasized that Prasidh had to put in extra effort in getting the ball in the correct places most of the time. "He is leaking a lot of runs. It won't work out like that. The performance was much better in the second innings. He bowled well in different, different spells. As Irfan said, he changed his length and benefited because of that. However, he is still giving too much width or bowling too short at times. He needs to work hard on that," remarked Karim. Also Read: Will Jasprit Bumrah play all Tests? Coach Gambhir provides huge update after loss at Headingley India suffered a five-wicket defeat as Ben Stokes' side successfully chased down a target of 371 in the fourth innings. Prasidh Krishna ended the match with an economy rate of 6.28 the third-highest among bowlers who have delivered at least 35 overs in a single Test, with a minimum of 20 overs bowled. Next, the second match of the series is to be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It will be interesting to observe the changes in the side following the thrashing defeat. Opportunities are more than likely for Prasidh to find a place in the XI. It will be interesting to observe how the Shubman Gill-led unit reacts to the defeat, and whether any changes in the pace attack are announced.