Cricket
South African Batting Legend A B de Villiers Stunned By Shreyas Iyer’s Exclusion From India’s Asia Cup 2025 Squad
Iyer, who had an impressive domestic season and also led his IPL franchise Punjab Kings into the final by scoring more than 600 runs at a strike-rate of 170 plus, failed to find a place in the 15-member squad announced earlier this week.
South African batting great AB de Villiers found it “weird” that a batter of Shreyas Iyer’s calibre has been left out of India’s Asia Cup squad and tried second guessing if his omission could be linked to what the batter could bring to the table for the team off the field.
Iyer, who had an impressive domestic season and also led his IPL franchise Punjab Kings into the final by scoring more than 600 runs at a strike-rate of 170 plus, failed to find a place in the 15-member squad announced earlier this week.
“It is tough, guys. I was just going through the squad. I was thinking, where can we fit Shreyas in, because I’ve seen all the headlines and some fans being upset. I think Shreyas will be the most upset because he’s played some really good cricket over the last few years,” De Villiers said during a live chat with cricket fans on X.