Prasanna played his debut
Test cricket match at
Madras against
England in 1961. His first overseas tour to the
West Indies was a tough one and he did not play another Test for five years. He left the sport for a period to finish his engineering degree, returning in 1967. He gained a regular place in the side following his excellent performances in
England in 1967. He retired in 1978, after a tour of
Pakistan which also signaled the decline of
Bishen Singh Bedi and
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar. He twice led
Karnataka to the
Ranji Trophy, the first time ending
Bombay's 15-year reign. Prasanna was highly successful not only on Indian turning wickets, but on foreign pitches too. He achieved the record of fastest 100 wickets in Tests for an Indian Bowler (in 20 Tests) at his time. His record was broken by
Ravichandran Ashwin . Widely respected and feared in domestic cricket as well, he enjoyed bowling to batsmen that were willing to try to hit him. He had a neat, brisk, high action and marvellous control of line, length, and flight. He spun the ball in a classic high loop towards the batsman, increasing his chances of beating his adversary in the air. As a result, he made the ball bounce higher than expected. A bowler with an attacking mindset, he was also patient, and would bait a batsman for over after over, attempting to induce a mistake. He has written an autobiography,
One More Over. ==Awards and achievements==