Shreyas Iyer opens up on Asia Cup 2025 exclusion, says, 'It hurts...
Shreyas Iyer: The Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2025 is starting from 9 September (Tuesday). In this tournament, the Indian team will start its campaign on 10 September with a match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Then Team India has to face Pakistan. The India-Pakistan match is to be played on 14 September at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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Suryakumar Yadav is going to captain the Indian cricket team in the Asia Cup 2025. At the same time, Shubman Gill has been made the vice-captain of the Indian team. Star batsman Shreyas Iyer, who performed brilliantly for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, has not got a place in the team.
Shreyas expressed his pain
Shreyas Iyer's absence from the team surprised fans and cricket experts. Now Shreyas has broken his silence on not being selected in the Asia Cup squad. Shreyas also talked about the mental challenges faced by players when they are dropped from the team. Shreyas' pain also spilled during this time.
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Shreyas believes that a player should keep working hard, whether anyone sees him or not. According to Shreyas, it is natural to be disappointed when he is out of the team because players work hard and believe in themselves.
'Disappointment happens when you...'
Shreyas Iyer said on the iQOO India Podcast, 'Disappointment happens when you feel that you deserve to play in the team. But at the same time, if another player is consistently performing well and giving his best for the team, then you should support him. After all, the ultimate goal is the victory of the team. When the team wins, everyone is happy.'
Shreyas Iyer further said, 'Even if you do not get a chance, you should continue to do your work with full morality. It is not that you should work hard only when people are watching. Even when no one is watching, you have to keep doing your work'
Summary
Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer is going to captain India-A in two multi-day matches against Australia-A. Both these matches are to be played in Lucknow. India-A's squad also includes star players like Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Dhruv Jurel, Devdutt Padikkal.
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