India vs New Zealand 1st Test: Will Mohammed Siraj play today? Who will replace him?

 India vs New Zealand 2 match Test series gets underway on Thursday, vember 25 with first Test set to be played at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. With Virat Kohli opting to sit out of first Test, Ajinkya Rahane will be leading team in Kanpur Test.  While Team India will miss some of key players during  India vs New Zealand 1st Test, re are also concerns over Mohammed Siraj's availability due to his recent injury. question is wher Mohammed Siraj will play India vs New Zealand 1st Test.

India vs New Zealand: Mohammed Siraj injury update 

BCCI had uploaded a video on ir social media accounts in which Mohammed Siraj was seen bowling nets ahead of  India vs New Zealand Kanpur Test. In video, Siraj can be seen bowling with good rhythm and pace and did t seem in any discomfort with injury. However, fast bowler was seen wearing protective gloves while taking a run on field, which indicates that he is yet to return to 100% fitness from an injury suffered during T20I series. 

With clear indication about Mohammed Siraj's availability for India vs New Zealand 1st Test, Team India will rely on experienced pacers Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav to do job with ir pace. In Mohammad Siraj's absence, Prasidh Krishna is likely to get a chance if coach Rahul Dravid decided to go with three pacers

Preview of India vs New Zealand 1st Test 

spin department will be under watchful eyes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. With Kohli and pant in batting lineup, Team India will rely on Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to score runs for team. Shreyas Iyer who will be making his debut 1st Test will be hoping to score runs and impress selectors in order to cement his place in longest format of game. series will also be a chance for coach Rahul Dravid to test his bench strength before South Africa tour. 

Team India squad for New Zealand Test series

 Ajinkya Rahane (c), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (vc), Shubman Gill, S Iyer, Wriddiman Saha (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, J Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohd Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.