Sunil Gavaskar has criticized Mohammed Siraj's performance in the current Border Gavaskar Trophy series, suggesting that Siraj should be dropped from the Indian squad for non-performance. Gavaskar recommends replacing Siraj with either Prasidh Krishna or Harshit Rana for the final Test in Sydney, citing Siraj's poor form and high average runs per over given.
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