Former England spinner Monty Panesar made an interesting remarks, stating that Shreyas Iyer missed the T20I withdrawal due to his heavy abilities in the role of a lead.
Ever since Shreyas Iyer was snatched from the Indian team for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, it has emerged as the central subject for the dispute. Many people slammed Shubman Gill along with Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir and even said that he was insecure about the captain of Punjab Kings.
Thereafter, there was a sudden news of Rohit Sharma converting the next one -day captain for India, which was immediately discontinued as the BCCI Secretary clearly revealed that he had never had such a discussion.
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This allows them to bring them to someone who will be easy to manage – Monty Panesar on Shreyas Iyer’s snub
After Iyer’s snub, who became one of the major lapses of the Asia Cup squad, his T20 career, which hit only one upwards, saw a large low. Iyer was seen leading the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024, when he won the title, and also led Punjab Kings in the final of IPL 2025.
Now, in a recent conversation with India Today, former English spinner Monty Panesar shared an unusual opinion, as he believes that Shreyas Iyer’s leadership credentials are working against him, arguing that Indian management is not looking for leadership options and hence the young players who can serve Indian cricket.
“One of the reasons why Shreyas Iyer is probably struggling to enter the Indian squad, as he brings those leadership skills, and, probably, is possibly covered them. It allows them to bring them a little, which is a little more exciting to play, which will be easy to manage to coach Gautam Gambhir,” Panesar said.
Shreyas denied captaincy for the Dalip Trophy with Asia Cup Hopes
Shreyas recalled a domestic season, which had piles of runs in the final Ranji Trophy and Syed was the most run-run-run-run-gate for Mumbai in Mumbai. This was followed by his return to India in the Champions Trophy squad, where he finished the team’s highest scorer in the competition.
In the recent IPL season, he ended with 604 runs in the IPL, with an average of 50 and 6 half -centuries in the version. His strike rate also saw a monumental growth of more than 175. He was best to adapt to India’s latest philosophy of Fearless cricket.
“So I think he becomes a little difficult for him to go to that team as a captain in the IPL. But I believe, if he maintains a scoring run, he should play. But it is just talent, talent is incredible. I think India is not so blessed and lucky that they can take out 2 to 3 teams and compete against the world.
Shreyas Iyer himself denied the role of a captaincy from West Zone in the Dalip Trophy as he was expecting a Team India call-up for the Asia Cup, which could cut his Dalip Trophy campaign.
Shubman Gill was sidelined with the participation of the Dalip Trophy due to illness
On the other hand, the Indian Test Skipper, Shubman Gill, who is now appointed as the vice-captain in the Asia Cup team, missed the team’s opener from the North Zone despite being appointed as the captain of the team.
It was reported that the player was suffering from a viral flu and could not participate in sessions, but he was now expected to recover and was seen practicing in the PCA nets for the upcoming Asia Cup.
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