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Gill is back in India’s T20I team after more than a year, and he was named as Suryakumar Yadav’s deputy for the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup on Tuesday.

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R Ashwin happy with Shubman Gill's return but questions logic behind leaving Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal out of Asia Cup 2025 squad. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

R Ashwin happy with Shubman Gill’s return but questions logic behind leaving Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal out of Asia Cup 2025 squad. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is happy with Shubman Gill’s return to India’s T20I squad for upcoming Asia Cup 2025 but is ‘very, very sad’ for Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Both Jaiswal and Iyer have performed well for India in the T20Is and they were on fire in the IPL 2025 as well but despite that both the Mumbai-based batters were not considered for a place in India’s 15-member squad.

Reacting to the news of Gill’s return and Iyer, Jaiswal’s snub, Ashwin in a video on his YouTube channel on Tuesday termed Iyer’s sub as “sad” and “unfair” and questioned logic behind ignoring Jaiswal.

“Selection is a thankless job. You have to let someone out. When you talk to them, you have to go through that sadness and disappointment in their faces. I hope, someone has talked to Shreyas and Jaiswal,” Ashwin said.

“When you have Jaiswal as your third opener, you have brought Shubman Gill in the team by removing a person from the World Cup winning squad. I mean, I am happy for Shubman but I am very, very sad for both Shreyas and Jaiswal. It’s just not fair on both,” Ashwin said.

Highlighting Iyer’s track record, Ashwin said: “Look at the credentials of Shreyas Iyer. He went out of the team. But came in the Champions Trophy and did amazing batting. He won and gave it to you.”

“If the answer is that Shubman Gill is in blasting form, Shreyas Iyer is also in high-quality form. Jaiswal’s innings on a tricky pitch in the last game in the Oval… he is also in cracking form. So, how can you give an answer for this?”

“What Shreyas has done wrong… he did brilliantly well for KKR, made them win. He was sent into the auction. He then took Punjab to the finals for the first time since 2014. He overcame the short ball problem. He was hitting the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Jasprit Bumrah with ease in the IPL. I am just extremely sad for him and Yashasvi Jaiswal; it is extremely unfair,” he added.

In IPL 2025, Iyer scored 604 runs in 17 matches for Punjab Kings after joining them for Rs 26.75 crore in mega auction last year whereas Jaiswal amassed a total of 559 runs in 14 matches for Rajasthan Royals.

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