According to former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra, Shreyas Iyer ought to be included in India’s 2025 Asia Cup roster. Aakash Chopra emphasised that throughout the 2025 Champions Trophy, the Mumbai batter was India’s most impressive middle-overs performance, constantly hitting boundaries and maintaining the tempo.
The United Arab Emirates will host the 2025 Asia Cup from September 9 to September 28. Shreyas is anticipated to be a major contender when the selectors reveal the team on Tuesday, August 19.
Iyer was one of the standout players in Rohit Sharma’s Champions Trophy campaign earlier this year, Aakash Chopra continued.
“Shreyas Iyer deserves to be mentioned because, during the Champions Trophy, he was the best Indian player in the middle overs. The person who was attacking the opposition was him. According to Chopra’s YouTube channel, “He was the guy who was hitting boundaries whenever he wanted and relieving pressure on the batter at the other end.”
Aakash Chopra further emphasised that, given his outstanding IPL 2025 performance, Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas merits a place in India’s Asia Cup 2025 roster. He led PBKS to the IPL 2025 final with 604 runs at an average of 50.33 in 17 innings, including an undefeated 87 against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in Qualifier 2.
Then came the Indian Premier League. Numerous pressures were present. Shreyas Iyer had his greatest IPL season ever during this one. It has been observed again and time again that T20 selections are determined by IPL results. Varun Chakaravarthy, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and everyone else have demonstrated that. Chopra stated, “Shreyas Iyer deserves to play if we see it from that token.”
Aakash Chopra added that Shreyas is currently the fifth-highest run scorer among active Indian T20I players with 1104 runs at a strike rate of 136.11 in 47 T20I innings. Iyer’s poise and maturity in the middle overs will be vital for India, he continued, particularly in laying a solid platform for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
India
