Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra added that Team India might be in a tricky situation if they have to choose between Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep for the second Test against New Zealand as well. He shared that while Deep has done well whenever given an opportunity, Siraj’s recent form have been far from impressive as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “This is also a good topic – Mohammed Siraj or Akash Deep. Akash Deep has done well whenever he has played. He has played very few matches, one in Ranchi and then in Chennai and Kanpur. When we have spoken about (KL) Rahul’s numbers, it’s important that we talk about Siraj’s numbers as well.”

“If we see his entire career, he has an average of 30 as a bowler. No great but 80 wickets in 30 matches, not too bad actually. It’s good if it’s more than three wickets per game but it’s okay as he plays in India as well. In the last 10 matches, he has taken 26 wickets in 19 innings. It’s a bit of a problem now,” he further added.

In the same video, Aakash Chopra also shared that the question about Mohammed Siraj’s place becomes important as he has played virtually every home Test this year as well.

“It goes in KL Rahul’s favor that he didn’t play the England series but Siraj played quite a few matches in that also. So now this is a seriously big question as to whether you should continue with Mohammed Siraj or play Akash Deep. Akash Deep is making a huge case and these are back-to-back Test matches with no gap. So maybe you can make Siraj sit out as well and play Akash Deep. There is an outside chance that if there isn’t much help for fast bowlers, India might field four spinners in which Washington Sundar could be that other guy,” Aakash Chopra concluded.