Ravichandran Ashwin brutally slams Bcci on the exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal from Squad in Asia Cup 2025
THE BCCI finally announced the Indian team for the Asia Cup 2025scheduled to take place next month in the United Arab Emirates. The selection brought a few surprises that quickly sparked fans and expert reactions. Among them, Ravichandran Ashwin openly criticized the exclusion of Shreyas Iyer And Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Asia Cup 2025: Ravichandran Ashwin Critic BCCI for having abandoned Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal
Ashwin expressed his disappointment, saying that Jaiswal had been the third opens World Cup T20 2024yet has been abandoned to bring Shubman Gill. While he expressed happiness for Gill, he admitted feeling very sad for Jaiswal and Shreyas IyerStressing that it was unfair, because Iyer’s puffed form helped India win the Champions Trophy earlier this year.
“When you have Yashasvi Jaiswal as the third Ouvre-ouvre in the T20 2024 World Cup, to remove someone from the World Cup team and bring Shubman Gill. I mean, it’s okay, I’m happy for Shubman, but I am very, very sad for the two children. Champions Trophy “ Said Ashwin on his Youtube channel “Ash Ki Baat”.
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Ashwin also shares his point of view on Shubman Gill as all-format captain
Ashwin has also accepted Gill’s inclusion, stressing his role as vice-captain and his solid IPL record with Gujarat Titans. He suggested that selectors considered Gill as a long-term leader and even a captain in potential all-format, although he also stressed that having the same captain in each format is not essential.
“Really, I understand the selection of Shubman Gill. He is also vice-captain. He has scored many races for Gujarat titans in IPL. He has identification information to choose from the T20i configuration, maybe they think of Shubman Gill as the leader for the future. Ashwin concluded.
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