Overview

• On August 23, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar publicly faulted the Ajit Agarkar-led panel for what he called format-mixing in India’s Asia Cup T20 squad.
• Manjrekar argued that rewarding Test performances for T20 spots lacks logic, using Shubman Gill’s return as vice-captain to illustrate his point.
• Shreyas Iyer, despite standout recent white-ball form, was left out of the 15, the extended 20-man pool, and the five standbys.
• Iyer scored 604 runs at a 175.07 strike rate in IPL 2025 while leading Punjab Kings to the final, and he topped India’s Champions Trophy charts with 243 runs in five matches.
• The squad was announced last week by chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and Manjrekar said Iyer’s non-selection following that form was inexplicable.