Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik said that Team India should drop Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar from the playing XI to make room for Mohammed Siraj and Auqib Nabi in the second ODI against West Indies. India will try to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, September 30.

“I feel they can bring in Siraj, and rest one of the pacers, Prasidh Krishna or Gurnoor Brar. You can also remove both Gurnoor and Prasidh, and give Siraj and Auqib Nabi. I do feel this is a series where you need to try out people and see where they stand, so that for the near future you know exactly what you want. If you feel one of the players fit in, then get him in,” Dinesh Karthik said on Cricbuzz.

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Former India cricketer Ajinkya Rahane also opened up on the potential changes to the playing XI. He urged the team
management to give the inexperienced Gurnoor Brar another chance to prove himself instead of dropping him from the playing XI after just one match.

“I don’t think they have to do anything different, we know the conditions here really well. The challenge is that the World Cup will be held in South Africa, the conditions there will be completely different. The important thing for them is to keep the combination going, back your players completely. Siraj might come in, but this is the time to back Gurnoor. We can see how he reacts in successive games, how he performs and bowls in different situations. We all know what kind of a bowler Siraj is, but this is the time to see how Gurnoor reacts,” Ajinkya Rahane added.