“It is frustrating” - Shreyas Iyer finally breaks silence on his Asia Cup axing

Indian in-form batter Shreyas Iyer has finally broken the silence on his omission from the Indian T20I squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 campaign, which is scheduled to start on Tuesday, September 9, in the United Arab Emirates.

Speaking exclusively on the IQOO YouTube channel’s podcast, Iyer asserted that it can be frustrating for any player who knows he deserves to be in the playing XI but is not selected. Moreover, he added that he always thinks about the team winning games, which makes him happy.

“It is only frustrating when you know that you deserve to be in the team, in the playing XI. That time, it is frustrating. But at the same time, when you know that someone is performing and playing consistently for the team and bringing (out) their best, you support them. Eventually, the goal is for the team to win and when the team is winning, everyone is happy,”  Iyer said in an iQOO podcast.

Furthermore, Iyer also reckoned that he will work hard ethically and continue his good performance even when no one is watching him. 

“But as I keep talking about integrity, if you don’t get a chance, you have to see to it that you do your work ethically. It’s not like you have to perform only when someone is watching. Even when no one is watching, you have to keep doing your work. That’s integrity,” he reckoned.

India will take on the hosts UAE, on Wednesday, September 10 in their first Asia Cup 2025 game. Later, they will face off against the arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday, September 14. In their last group game, they will lock horns with Oman on Friday, September 19.

India’s squad for Asia Cup: Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.

Standby players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel.

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