Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has known as out incumbent chief selector Ajit Agarkar for leaving Shreyas Iyer out of the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and for making a “nonsensical” assertion to elucidate his omission.
Talking on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth — a former chief selector himself — admitted he was totally baffled by the workforce administration’s choice to exclude Iyer from the T20I match regardless of his current white-ball type, which incorporates robust performances within the Champions Trophy and the IPL.
When requested concerning the choice to omit the Punjab Kings captain throughout Tuesday’s press convention, Agarkar outlined the challenges of choice. He even countered by asking who Iyer might have changed within the aspect, earlier than admitting that there was no fault within the batter’s performances.
“With regard to Shreyas, who can he change? No fault of his, neither is it ours. In the mean time, you’ll be able to solely choose 15,” Agarkar stated.
Not solely was Iyer disregarded of the 15-member squad, he additionally didn’t discover a place within the standby listing, additional fuelling criticism over his omission.
“On present type, Shreyas Iyer is an automated alternative. Let’s be very clear. It’s essential to take a look at current matches; there’s no level judging a participant by type from a 12 months in the past. He scored 600 runs within the IPL at a strike charge of 175. Strike charge is an important issue right here,” Srikkanth stated.
“He has been sensible. But you’ve left him out. You’ve confused him now,” he added.
“For a participant who has carried out so effectively, you might be saying: ‘inform me who he’ll change within the aspect’. I can’t perceive this assertion. It’s a nonsensical assertion from Agarkar. Completely nonsensical. I don’t agree with him.”
‘I can’t perceive the logic’
Srikkanth additionally questioned the inclusion of Sanju Samson within the squad, pointing to his IPL 2025 numbers — 285 runs at a strike charge of 140. The previous opener argued that Iyer was a greater match in comparison with the wicketkeeper-batter.
“You’ll be able to accommodate Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh and Sanju Samson, however there’s no place for Shreyas Iyer. What is that this assertion? I can’t perceive the logic behind this. There’s no logic in any respect,” he stated.
