Shreyas Iyer has not been included in the Asia Cup 2025 team India. However, due to a rule of the Asian Cricket Council, he can get entry in Team India.
India has announced its team for Asia Cup 2025. The brilliant batsman Shreyas Iyer has not got a place in this team. All the fans are quite surprised to see this. They hoped that Shreyas Iyer would definitely get a place in Team India but it did not happen. However, even after the team is announced, Shreyas Iyer can join the squad. According to the rules of the Asian Cricket Council, Shreyas Iyer can still enter the Indian team. Due to this rule, apart from Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mohammad Siraj can also get a chance who have not been included in the squad.
Shreyas Iyer can get entry in Team India
Due to a rule of ACC, Shreyas Iyer can join the Indian team. Actually, according to the rule, if a player of any team gets injured or the team management feels that they have to replace a player, then another cricketer can be taken in his place. It is not necessary that only the players included in the standby should be kept in it. According to this rule, players outside the standby can also get a place in the team. In such a situation, if any player from India gets injured before the tournament or during Asia Cup 2025 or in his replacement, Shreyas Iyer can return to the team.
Shreyas Iyer's performance in T20
Shreyas Iyer's performance has always been very good in T20 cricket and he has won the hearts of the fans with explosive batting. Shreyas Iyer also captained Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2025. Under his captaincy, the team confirmed its place in the final of the 2025 season. Iyer also showed his strength in batting and scored 604 runs in 17 matches at an average of 50.33. He also scored six half-centuries and the best score of the Indian player was 97 runs not out.
In T20 cricket, he has played 51 matches for India so far in which the experienced player has scored 1104 runs at an average of 30.66. He has eight half-centuries to his name and Shreyas' best score is 74 runs not out. He has played overall 240 T20 matches in which the dashing batsman has scored 6578 runs at an average of 34.08. His best score is 147 runs. Iyer has scored three centuries and 43 half-centuries in this format.