'Disappointed not to see these two names...': Former India spinner Maninder Singh questions selectors for not picking Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer in Asia Cup 2025 squad

Former India spinner Maninder Singh questioned selectors for not picking Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyar Iyer in the Suryakumar Yadav-led Asia Cup 2025 squad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Ajit Agarkar and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav announced India's squad for the Asia Cup.

The Asia Cup 2025 squad was announced, followed by a press conference where the chief selector explained that Jaiswal missed his spot because Abhishek Sharma is doing well and he can bowl as well, and on Shreyas Iyer, he said that it's nobody's fault and he has to wait for his chance.

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“See, I was a little disappointed not to see these two names. Jaiswal, I think, is ready for any format and he should be there in any team," he told PTI Videos.

"As far as Iyer is concerned, I mean, you know, I really don't know why he keeps getting left out of the Indian side because he's such a fantastic player and such a positive player and contributes to the team.

"But then this has been happening for years. And when another couple of years go, you don't give him a chance, you'll find somebody else and you'll forget about all these things. But that shouldn't happen."

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Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side, and Test captain Shubman Gill has been rewarded vice captaincy after his impressive performance in the five-Test match series of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against England, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

On Shubman Gill's appointment as vice-captain, Maninder Singh believes it's a clear signal from the selectors that Gill is being groomed as the future captain. "See, I feel that the selectors have basically decided that he is going to be our future captain. And if he is going to be our future captain, then you'd better make him the vice-captain because Surya Kumar Yadav may have just another two years of T20 cricket, then you have Gill ready under him."

Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled to start from September 9, and Afghanistan will play the tournament opener against Hong Kong. Defending champions India will start their campaign against the UAE on the next day. The high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan will take place on September 14 at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.