Dainik Jagran journalist Abhishek Tripathi alleged that BCCI executive president Rajiv Shukla supported Rinku Singh’s selection of Asia Cup despite the poor form in the IPL along with the domestic tournament.
The Asia Cup is to be played from September 9, while the Indian selectors finally took their much awaited call and announced the Indian 15-member squad for the upcoming Continental Championship. However, since the release, tension has increased.
Ajit Aggarkar -led Selection Committee has once again not considered Shreyas Iyer for selection in the Asia Cup squad, despite his unmistakable performance in the smallest format of the game.
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Wild claims of journalists – Major scam behind the selection of Rinku Singh in Asia Cup squad
Since Shreyas Iyer’s snub, the construction of disputes around the Indian Asia Cup squad has begun. Now, Dainik Jagran senior reporter Abhishek Tripathi has made a big claim, staging Rajiv Shukla as the main criminal behind the selection of Rinku Singh on Shreyas Iyer.
Abhishek Tripathi said, “Rinku and Samson should not have been made in the squad if their recent form was to be considered, but there are some other factors that lead to a player’s selection,” Abhishek Tripathi said.
He further alleged, “Rinku is not enough to say (where does Rinku)?”
Answer: “Uttar Pradesh”
Abhishek again, “Our Karya is a gay gay hai (where is the current BCCI Executive Chairman?)”. ,
He made a big allegation that BCCI interim president Rajiv Shukla has influenced the selection committee to Rinku Singh.
According to Dainik Jagran journalist Abhishek Tripathi @Shuklarajiv (Current Executive Chairman of BCCI)
The reason behind the selection of Rinku Singh in the Asia Cup isIsn’t this clear politics pic.twitter.com/avqdvd4z9g
– saurai96 (@aspirant_9457) August 19, 2025
Shres Iyer’s snob ‘discrepancy’ has been found
Although Shreyas was India’s best batsman in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy and was a standout skipper and batsman in the domestic tournament for Mumbai and for Punjab Kings in the IPL, he has failed to impress Indian selectors to return to Indian T20I.
Iyer last played T20I International for India in 2023; On the other hand, India considered Shubman Gill to make their T20 debut and quoted their talent as a major reason in the IPL. Iyer, despite having the same reason, has been ignored.
The decision has been found by ICT fans as well as discrepancy by several cricket analysts and pundits. According to Agkar’s statement, Iyer is not raised due to the unavailability of a situation within the Indian side, where it can be swapped; However, Rinku Singh’s appearance has been suspicious, and Shreyas is coming very well. 5 or 6 in mid -order.
Rinku Singh’s poor form in IPL in last 2 sessions
After a major season in 2023, KKR Batter Rinku Singh was selected to the T20I side by Indian selectors. He too, never looked back and continued his brilliant look with men in blue.
However, after the talent of that year, Rinku’s fate has been ruined in the game, as there is only a string of low score in the IPL season. Rinku has played 2024 and 2025 seasons, scoring just 374 runs in 28 matches with less than 25 average.
Although his strike rate has not dipped yet, Rinku has failed to perform on several occasions when his team needed him the most.
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