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‘No fault of shreyas iyer or selector’: Ajit Agarkar Defends Selection Call
Sandy Verma | August 20, 2025 2:24 AM CST

New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer’s Omision from India’s Asia Cup Squad has emerged as the biggest talking point, with fans expressing disbelief at the selections Committee’s Decision.

Iyer Enjoyed A Stellar IPL 2025, Amassing 604 Runs in 17 matches at an average of 50.03 and a Strike Rate of 175.07, Including a Standout Unbeated 97. Out on a comeback.

India’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar Clarified during a press conference in Mumbai that Iyer’s omination was neither the player’s fault nor that of the selector.

“In terms of shreyas, it’s against unfortunate. Chances, “Agarkar said.

Agarkar also shed light on the decision to leave yashasvi jaiswal out of India’s asia cup squad, stressing that it was driven by squad balance and recent form rather than any shortcomings on jaiswal’s part.

Jaiswal, who has been prrolific in tests with over 2,000 runs and has 723 runs in 23 t20is, see to have lost out to abhishek sharma. The left-hander has been in red-heart form this year, scoring 279 t20i runs at a staggering strike rate of 219.68, including a highest score of 135.

“With regards to yashasvi, it’s unfortunate against. OUT, and Unfortunately, Yashasvi has to wait for his chances, “Agarkar told the reporters in a press conference.

Squad: Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arashdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh

Stand-by players: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel


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