Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned Shreyas Iyer’s omission in the Indian squad for the 2025 Asia Cup as well. However, he added that Iyer would be part of the Indian squad for next year’s T20 World Cup as well. The 2025 Asia Cup is slated to be played in the UAE from September 9 to 28, and selectors picked a 15-member Indian squad for the tournament.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Shreyas Iyer not being there is a big story. What more will Shreyas Iyer have to do? What more can you do than what you have already done? You had a 600-plus run IPL season, took the team to the final, scored runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, played Ranji, and won the Champions Trophy. That’s all you can do as a human being.”

“This is the Asia Cup team. Don’t attach the World Cup with it because there are 15 T20Is after this. The world changes in 15 T20Is. If he keeps scoring runs in ODIs, sooner or later, Shreyas Iyer will be part of the team. I have a strong feeling that Shreyas Iyer will be a part of India’s T20 World Cup team,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra also expressed surprise over Shreyas Iyer’s omission even from the five reserves picked for the 2025 Asia Cup as well.

“Shreyas’ name is not even there in the five reserves, and that is surprising. It’s understandable that you couldn’t have him in the 15 as you can’t play him in the XI, and you wanted lower-order batters as backup, where Shivam Dube is there, and Rinku Singh will be given another chance, which is absolutely par for the course,” he said.

“However, a place could have been created in the reserve players at least, where you have kept Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prasidh Krishna. This player’s name could have been there. You haven’t kept it there either, and that doesn’t send a great signal. The clarity in front of Shreyas’ name is completely not there,” Aakash Chopra concluded.