Ex-Indian cricketer, Aakash Chopra, has mentioned that Shreyas Iyer should be included in the Indian team to the Asia cup in 2025. Chopra pointed out that the Mumbai batter was the best in the middle overs in the season of 2025 of the Champions Trophy as he could always fetch boundaries and keep the listeners rolling.
The 2025 Asia Cup will be played in between 9-28 September in the UAE. As selectors will announce the squad on Tuesday, August 19, Shreyas has good odds of being one of the highlights in the squad. Chopra further said that Iyer was one of the shining lights in Rohit Sharma led title campaign in the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
“Shreyas Iyer needs to be spoken about because when we were watching the Champions Trophy, no Indian player was better than him in the middle overs. He was the guy who was taking the attack to the opposition. He was the guy who was hitting boundaries whenever he wished, and removing the pressure on the batter at the other end,” Chopra said on YouTube Channel.
Chopra further emphasized that, given his outstanding IPL 2025 performance, Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas merits a place in India’s Asia Cup 2025 roster. He led PBKS to the IPL 2025 final with 604 runs at an average of 50.33 in 17 innings, including an undefeated 87 against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in Qualifier 2.
“After that came the IPL. There were plenty of pressures. This was Shreyas Iyer’s best-ever IPL season. We have repeatedly seen that T20 selections are based on IPL performances. We have seen that with Varun Chakaravarthy, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and everyone. If we see it from that token, Shreyas Iyer deserves to play,” Chopra said.
Chopra also pointed out that Shreyas being the 5th highest run scorer of active Indian players in T20Is with 1104 runs at a spellbinding strike rate of 136.11 in 47 T20I innings. He further pointed out that Iyer possesses maturity and ability to build composure during the middle overs, which is important to India in particular as they consider establishing a strong foundation in the build up to 2026 T20 World Cup.
