Asia Cup 2025 / Ashwin is unable to understand this decision of the selectors regarding Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2025: Asia Cup 2025 is starting from September 9, and the Indian cricket team has announced its squad for this tournament. Many great players have been included in this team, but two big names - Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer - have been ignored this time. Former Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has strongly criticized the Indian selectors for ignoring these two players. Ashwin specifically said about Yashasvi Jaiswal that the selectors dropped an important player from the T20 World Cup 2024 winning Indian team.

Ravichandran Ashwin reprimands selectors

Yashasvi Jaiswal was part of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup 2024, which won the title by defeating South Africa in the final. Ashwin expressed his opinion on this matter on his official YouTube channel and said,

“You removed the player from the World Cup winning team and gave a place to Shubman Gill in Team India. You have Yashasvi Jaiswal as the third opener, who was part of Team India that won the T20 World Cup 2024. What I mean to say is that I am very happy that Shubman has got a chance, but I am very sad for Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal. This has not been right with both these players.”

Talking about Shreyas Iyer, Ashwin further said,

“You look at Iyer's ability. He was out of the team, but he made a comeback in the Champions Trophy and batted brilliantly. He performed brilliantly in the Champions Trophy 2025 and played an important role in the victory. Shreyas did everything right. He also performed brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders and led them to victory. After this, he took Punjab Kings to the final for the first time since 2014. He used to have trouble on short balls, but in the Indian Premier League, he batted brilliantly against bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada.”

Statistics of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is one of the best middle order batsmen in India at the moment. He has played 51 T20 Internationals for India, scoring 1104 runs at an average of 30.66 and a strike rate of 136.12. He has eight half-centuries to his name, and his best score has been 74 runs not out.

While captaining Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Shreyas scored 604 runs in 17 matches at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 175.07. During this, he hit six half-centuries and his best score was 67 runs not out. He was the sixth highest run-scorer in the tournament.

However, despite such great figures, Shreyas did not get a place in the T20 team. His last T20 International match was against Australia in December 2023, in which he played a stormy innings of 53 runs with the help of five fours and two sixes in 37 balls, and India won the match by 6 runs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal played his last T20 match for India against Sri Lanka in July 2024. He has scored 723 runs in 23 T20 Internationals at an average of 36.15, including one century and five half-centuries. His best score has been 100 runs.

Playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, Yashasvi scored 559 runs in 14 matches at an average of 43, including six half-centuries. His best score was 75 runs.