Aakash Chopra: Let us tell you that Shreyas Iyer has not got a place in the Asia Cup team
Aakash Chopra on Tuesday, August 19, selected a 16-member squad from the players who were not included in the Indian team for the 2025 Asia Cup. Many experts have criticized the BCCI selectors for leaving out players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer.
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Chopra retained Yashasvi Jaiswal as one of his openers and said that he was part of the T20 World Cup-winning team last year and should have retained his place. Aakash picked Ruturaj Gaikwad to open the innings with Jaiswal and.
Chopra said in a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, “Let’s start with Yashasvi Jaiswal. I think his name should have been in the Asia Cup squad as well because he was part of the T20 World Cup squad. If he was there, why not here.”
He further said, “Along with him, I have also named Ruturaj Gaikwad in the team. He has been the vice-captain of the Indian team. He got injured in the IPL, but he has been performing well consistently. He is a player who has completely disappeared now.”
Chopra picked Rahul to bat at number three
Aakash Chopra has named his unselected XI for the Asia Cup 2025. 👀
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Chopra picked KL Rahul to bat at number three. The 47-year-old Chopra told that Rahul can bat at different positions and can also do wicketkeeping if needed.
Chopra appointed Shreyas as the captain of the team and Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper. They will bat at number four and five respectively. At the same time, Nitish Kumar Reddy will bat at number six.
Sai Sudarshan, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yuzvendra Chahal and Khaleel Ahmed were the five other players selected to complete Chopra’s squad.
Sai Sudarshan, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yuzvendra Chahal and Khaleel Ahmed were the five other players selected to complete Chopra’s squad.
Aakash Chopra’s unselected XI for 2025 Asia Cup:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
