Kohli, whose limited-overs leadership stint ended last year, stunned all by relinquishing Test captaincy on Saturday, a day after India lost a three-match Test series to an under-strength South Africa 1-2.
However, the skipper did not say whether Ishant Sharma will get the nod ahead of Umesh Yadav for the match.
Siraj had split his webbing during the first T20 International against New Zealand in Jaipur and was out of action since then. He was overlooked with senior pacer Ishant Sharma getting a chance in the opening Test in Kanpur.
After making a remarkable journey from club cricket to international cricket in little over 24 months, the first bowler to take a hat-trick on his T20 International debut is looking to learn from the best in his maiden IPL outing.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli and pacer Mohammed Siraj landed in Dubai on Sunday ahead of the second leg of IPL 2021.
The duo will undergo a six-day quarantine period before joining the rest of the RCB squad in the bio-secure bubble.
The TV cameras showed an angry Kohli asking Siraj stationed at boundary to throw the object out.
The youngest in a lethal quartet also comprising Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma, the 27-year-old Hyderabad pacer has taken 11 wickets in the first two Tests of the series against England.
The pacer, who was key to India's victory against England in the Lord's Test, drew praise from Sachin Tendulkar who called Siraj a "quick learner."
Siraj, beaming with confidence and sitting third in the list of top Indian wicket-takers (Test) in 2021 with 22 plucks so far, has shown that he's got the requisite skills to be a part of the current pace quartet.
Siraj was the pick of the Indian bowlers with four wickets in his first appearance at the Lord's and was asked about his "finger on lips" gesture after getting each and every wicket
A British man in cricket whites and sporting an Indian Test shirt walked out onto the field to join the Indian team after lunch.
India lost both the reviews off Mohammed Siraj's bowling in their desperation to get England skipper Root's wicket.
In case he is unable to play, KL Rahul, who has mostly opened in Test matches but prefers a middle-order slot these days, could be asked to open.
Although it should have been easy picking the India XI for the summit clash against the Blackcaps the historic win Down Under offered a few happy headaches after the debutants made sizeable contributions to make their case.
As things stand, India are likely to go in with three pacers and the spin duo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the final beginning June 18.
Asked about his preferred team combination for the final, Harbhajan gave his reason why he feels Siraj can pip Ishant for a place in the final XI.
With close to a week to go for the WTC final, Team India think thank is eager to fit the pacer in the playing XI, reports TOI.
In the early hours of Thursday, Siraj, 27, left for England with the Indian team for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and a five-Test series against host England.
Siraj said he will try to draw batsmen on to the front-foot in England since the pitches there are different from those in Australia.
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