South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has voiced his surprise over Shreyas Iyer 's exclusion from India's Asia Cup 2025 squad, calling the decision "weird" and hinting that factors beyond cricket may have played a role.
Shreyas Iyer, who had an outstanding IPL season leading Punjab Kings to the final and scoring over 600 runs at a strike rate exceeding 170, was omitted from the 15-member Indian squad announced earlier this week. The move has left fans and cricket experts around the world stunned.
It is tough, guys. I was just going through the squad. I was thinking, where can we fit Shreyas in, because Ive seen all the headlines and some fans being upset. I think Shreyas will be the most upset because hes played some really good cricket over the last few years , de Villiers said during a live chat with fans on X formerly Twitter.