Credit risk funds are topping the debt return charts. Are they worth the risk?

With 9.16% returns in one year, credit risk funds have topped the return charts in the debt category after a really long time. These funds had earned a bad name for themselves during the credit crisis of 2018. Many credit risk funds saw a huge dip in NAVs due to defaults and eventually investors started to exit from these schemes. However, it looks like these schemes are back in action after two long years. Is it a prudent decision to give these