Mohammed Siraj: The Indian team is currently playing BGT with Australia. In which both the teams have to play the next match in Melbourne. In the Boxing Day Test, both the teams will take the field for the lead.
If the Indian team has to win the series and reach the final of the WTC, then they will have to win both these matches. Due to which the team management can make any change in the team.
Siraj-Akash Deep may be out of the next 2 Tests
The Indian team is clearly seen struggling against the Australian team for the last 2 matches. Both batting and bowling are not able to do any work. Talking about bowling, it seems that Jasprit Bumrah alone has taken the responsibility of the entire bowling.
The rest of the team's bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep are not able to contribute anything in bowling. Due to which the team can exclude both these players for the remaining Tests of the series. However, after the Gaba Test, there was also news of Siraj getting injured, after which there is a possibility of his being out.
These players can be replacements
The team management can make many important changes in the team to win the series. Reports are coming that the team can include fast bowlers Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana in the playing XI for the next 2 Tests.
Bowler Prasidh Krishna has not been included in the playing XI yet, while if we talk about Harshit, he was earlier part of the team in the Perth and Adelaide Tests. Both the players are capable of taking wickets for the team. Let us tell you that Prasidh Krishna took 5 wickets while bowling brilliantly against Australia A.
Team India's playing XI for the last 2 Tests Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna.
