“ It’s weird ”: AB de Villiers disconcerted by the Snob of the Shreyas Iyer Asia Cup, suspects of the reasons out of scope | Cricket news
New Delhi: Former South African Captain Abilliers expressed his surprise at Shreyas Iyer’s omission of the Indian team for the next Asian Water Cup, calling for the “bizarre” decision and insisting that there is “no cricket reason” behind it.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Iyer, who accumulated more than 600 points during the 2025 season IPL while leading the kings of Punjab to the final, was largely part of the Indian team of 15 members. He also played a crucial role in the triumph of the India Champions Trophy earlier this year and was congratulated by Captain Rohit Sharma for having saved the team several times in pressure situations. But the selectors, led by Ajit Agarkar, completely left it aside, not keeping him the list of reserves either.
From Villiers, speaking during a live cat on X, said that he was disconcerted by the snob.“It’s difficult, guys. I was just part of the team. I thought, where can we join Shreyas? I think Shreyas will be the most upset because he has played very good crickets in recent years. He has matured a lot, he has shown a lot of leadership qualities. But who knows what’s going on with closed doors?The former Skipper of Proteas suggested that factors without cricket could have influenced the decision.“Sometimes, when it is a 50-50 call between two players, I always lean on the guy I feel offers more from the point of view of the team out of the field. He adds value in the team room? Is he raising the others, or does he drain the energy? Maybe that has something to do with that. I’m just taking a complete assumption.”Iyer has not appeared in the T20i team of India since December 2023 and had trouble also finding a place in the tests. De Villiers even assumed whether the strong Iyer leadership presence could have been considered a potential confrontation within the team.“Maybe there are too many leaders there, too many captains. I have no idea, but it’s weird for me, a quality player like that, not doing the team, especially with the qualities of leadership he brings.”De Villiers concluded by urging fans and experts to continue asking questions.“Maybe the truth will be released one day, and we will know exactly why Shreyas is struggling to enter Team India.”
