The 30-year-old India National Cricket Team batsman Shreyas Iyer has shockingly not been included in the T20I squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025.
The continental tournament will be played from September 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) across two venues in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Shreyas Iyer FACES BRUTAL SNUB!!!
Iyer was present in several cricket experts’ predicted India squads for the Asia Cup 2025, and many expected him to finally make his T20I comeback in the marquee tournament.
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He became a hot favorite because of his consistent and exceptional performances both at the international and domestic levels. The right-handed batter displayed exceptional batting performances for Mumbai in domestic cricket and carried his form into ODI cricket for India.
His dominant batting show against England in the home ODI series sealed his place in the playing XI in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where he finished as India’s leading run-getter, with 243 runs at an average of 48.6 and a strike rate of 79.41.
Shreyas Iyer was not done there as his purple patch continued in the IPL 2025 during his first stint with Punjab Kings (PBKS).
He joined forces with head coach Ricky Ponting and took the Punjab Kings (PBKS) to the IPL 2025 final. It was a massive achievement for the Punjab-based franchise because they were nowhere near the top four for a very long time.
Iyer was at the forefront of the dominating performances displayed by PBKS as he led the team from the front by scoring 604 runs at an amazing average of 50.33 and an exceptional strike rate of 175.07.
He became just the third player in IPL history to score 600-plus runs at 175 strike rate in a season. Despite all his heroics, the BCCI selection committee didn’t find him worthy enough for a spot in India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad.
How Rohit Sharma’s absence influenced Shreyas Iyer’s Asia Cup snub?
India National Cricket Team ODI skipper Rohit Sharma’s absence has played a major role in Shreyas Iyer’s snub from the Asia Cup 2025 squad.
Let the writer explain how. Actually, Shreyas Iyer was not a certainty in the India squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 despite his unbelievable numbers.
The Gautam Gambhir-led team management and Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee didn’t want Iyer, but the skipper Rohit Sharma intervened and demanded his selection, knowing the potential of the Mumbai batter.
Hence, it can be assumed that the selectors once again decided to follow their original route, although in a different format, and this time, there was no Rohit Sharma to save Iyer, which led to the batter’s axing.
“I can give you a back story. I can give you a back story before the Champions Trophy team selection, also, which was a 50-over format. Shreyas Iyer’s position was uncertain and it was Rohit Sharma who put his foot down and I can confirm this.
“Rohit Sharma put his foot down and said, I want this man in my squad. Now Shreyas Iyer, the way he played and after India won the trophy at the press conference, Rohit said, if I want to single out one player, that is Shreyas Iyer, the way he has played,” a RevSportz journalist, Shamik Chakrabarty claimed.
Shamik: It was Rohit Sharma who put his foot down and said, ‘I want Shreyas Iyer in my squad for CT.’
Grateful to Rohit for believing in him🥹
Surya, you’re going to regret this. Don’t be a yes-man to Agarkar and Gambhir.
— Rohan💫 (@rohann__45) August 19, 2025
Shreyas Iyer’s England ODI series drama
Before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India locked horns with England in a three-match ODI series at home, where Iyer registered scores of 59, 44, and 78.
However, the batter himself revealed that he was not supposed to feature in the playing XI as India wanted Yashasvi Jaiswal in the side.
Actually, Virat Kohli missed the first ODI in Nagpur due to a right knee injury that he suffered on the eve of the match. This led to Shreyas Iyer getting an opportunity in the XI at the last moment.
Thankfully, he made the most of it by playing an explosive knock, and India were forced to drop Yashasvi Jaiswal while giving a longer rope to Iyer.
