Therefore, Shreyas Iyer success as a captain and a person, leading Punjab Kings to the IPL 2025 final, hasn’t bolstered his argument for a comeback to T20I.
The Indian squad is currently concentrating on the Asia Cup 2025, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 9 to September 28, following a fiercely contested 2-2 tie in the five-Test series against England. According to the latest information regarding India’s tournament squad, top batsman Shreyas Iyer is unlikely to be included in the Men in Blue lineup.
Test captain Shubman Gill, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shreyas Iyer, who has been a dependable middle-order addition to the Indian team, are probably going to be left out for the forthcoming event. The team management’s reluctance to consider options other than the existing lineup, which includes in-form batsmen Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Tilak Varma, is allegedly the cause of this.
“Yes, on August 19 in Mumbai, the Asia Cup team will be selected. Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar, the chief selector, will hold a press conference following the selection committee meeting. In fact, Gill is now having trouble making the squad as India want to stick with Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma as their opening duo. Even middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had an excellent series in England, are probably not going to be selected for the T20 team. The selectors have instructed Jaiswal to concentrate on red-ball cricket, a source disclosed in an article published in The Times of India on Thursday.
However, Shreyas Iyer isn’t entirely removed from the national setup.
He solidified his position as India’s fourth batsman in the One-Day International (ODI) squad and was the country’s finest hitter in the 2025 Champions Trophy. He will play for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy, which will be captained by Iyer’s Mumbai and India teammate Shardul Thakur for the 2025 season, should he truly miss the Asia Cup squad.
Suryakumar Yadav will be in the meeting for team selection.
After recovering from a sports hernia injury, India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav will take a plane from Bengaluru to Mumbai. He is currently in the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE). Although his trip to Japan was earlier stated in a newspaper, it is believed that he has returned to the garden city and will be present at the August 19 team selection meeting at the BCCI Headquarters.
On September 9, Afghanistan and Hong Kong will play in Abu Dhabi to kick off the Asia Cup. On September 10, India will play the UAE at Dubai. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host their much anticipated matchup with Pakistan on September 14.
The Men in Blue will try to maintain their momentum going into the continental T20 tournament following their outstanding showing in England. India, the reigning champions, will try to win a record-tying ninth championship in the tournament’s history. Their most recent victory came in 2023, when they defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the Colombo final.
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