India National cricket team star batsman and Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain, Shreyas Iyer, is highly likely to join the squad for the Asia Cup 2025.
On the other hand, according to the latest report by Sportstar, young India batting sensations Shubman Gill and Yashsvi Jaiswal have been designed to snatch from India T20I squad.
Shreyas Iyer set T20 Eye Comeback for all India
PBKS Captain Shreyas Iyer has won the trust of selectors with his extraordinary performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
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Ire played aggressive cricket captaining Punjab Kings in IPL 2025 and put the team forward for the summit. He further led Pbks and scored runs for the team continuously.
Iyer showed great confidence in his abilities and finished the season with 604 runs in his bag at an amazing average of 50.33 and at an excellent strike rate of 175.07.
Shreyas Iyer last played a T20 eye game for India Way in December 2023 at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in December 2023, and since then, he was excluded for several reasons.
Even after guiding Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for IPL 2024 Triumph, Shreyas Iyer was ignored by the selectors, but is now ready to change the things, the Asia Cup with the batsman is likely to make it in the India team for the Asia Cup 2025.
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Jitesh Sharma made a back-up wicketkeeper; BCCI Rinku Singh, to decide on Shivam Dubey
Along with Shreyas Iyer, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma is fully prepared to remember his India.
Jitesh Sharma, 31, was powerful for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2025 as he played some explosive knocks while batting in the order.
He last depicted a T20I match for India against Afghanistan at Holkar Stadium in Indore on January 14, 2024. Jitesh Sharma will work as a backup wicketkeeper-batsman for India in the Asia Cup 2025, with Sanju Samson’s first choice.
Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer’s inclusion could come at the cost of Rinku Singh or Shivam Dubey – both were part of India’s previous T20I series.
“Sportstar understands that the selectors and team management have been included in the United Arab Emirates to compatible with an experienced middle-order batter.
Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal were snatched away
India Test captain Shubman Gill and star opening batsman Yashsvi Jaiswal are unlikely to be selected when the BCCI selection committee meets on Tuesday to finalize the squad for the Asia Cup 2025.
Even though the pair has been highly impressive – both international cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL) – Gautam Gambhir’s led team wants to stick to the main combination that has worked for them as they have taken charge.
In addition, the turnaround time for the Home Test series against the West Indies is very short, with the Red-Ball Games starting from October 2 and the Asia Cup 2025 on 28 September. The selectors want Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill to be fresh for the test series.