Shreyas Iyer (Figure Agency) Former India Batter Sanjay Manjrekar criticized the selection committee of seniors for selecting players in one format on the basis of a performance in another. According to him, the Indian group Asia Cup T20i is missing cricket logic and ignored players who were excellent in the shortest format. Manjrekar said on Instagram that he noticed this trend of “format” over the years. “When I see the player rewarded for his test matches by being placed on the T20 side, I just find that without cricket logic. It just doesn’t make sense,” he said.
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While he did not mention directly, his comments seemed to be focused on the integration of SHUBMAN GILL as a vice Captain T20i, although his recent success comes mainly in the test cricket. Shreyas Iyer, who had a breakthrough season in the IPL, was omitted from the standby list. Manjrekar called Iyer’s exclusion “shocking” due to its recent form. Skipper Pandjab Kings scored over 600 Runs in IPL 2025 and led his team to their first finals in 11 years. He also completed the season with an average of over 50 and a strike of over 170, which is among the best runner getters.
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“He is a person who was omitted earlier that he did not commit enough for home cricket, but returned with great intention. Its launch in the masters trophy and then the England Odi showed a different level of maturity. He added that if the selectors wanted to drop the Iyer, it was only for someone who has stronger T20 credentials. “Choose a guy who did well in the T20 cricket, not someone who excelled in the test cricket,” he concluded. Despite its form, Iyer was not included in the Indian 20-member group, even among five reserves named for the Asia Cup.
