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Shreyas Iyer Misses Asia Cup as BCCI Names Him India A Captain

Debate over the decision grows, with Iyer highlighting greater empowerment at Punjab Kings than at KKR.

Shreyas Iyer led the Punjab Kings to IPL final last year.
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Shreyas Iyer Makes Bombshell Reveal: 'I Was Paralysed In One Leg, Had A Snapped Nerve, And Pain Was Horrendous'
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Overview

  • Iyer was excluded from India's 15-man Asia Cup 2025 squad and not listed among the travelling reserves.
  • The BCCI appointed him captain of India A for two multi-day matches against Australia A starting September 16 in Lucknow.
  • In a GQ interview, Iyer said he "wasn’t fully in the mix" at KKR and felt fully supported at Punjab Kings, where he scored 604 IPL runs and led them to the 2025 final.
  • Former leg-spinner Amit Mishra suggested the omission was a tactical choice to maintain a left-right middle order combination.
  • Ex-spinner Maninder Singh called the snub surprising, praised Iyer’s aggressive on-field temperament, and backed him as a future white-ball captain, while an unverified media report alleged a selector’s personal grudge.