The exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal from India’s squad for the Asia Cup starting on September 9 disappointed former spinner Maninder Singh on Monday.
“See, I was a little disappointed not to see these two names. Jaiswal, I think, is ready for any format and he should be there in any team,” he told PTI Videos.
“As far as Iyer is concerned, I mean, you know, I really don’t know why he keeps getting left out of the Indian side because he’s such a fantastic player and such a positive player and contributes to the team.
“But then this has been happening for years. And when another couple of years ago, you don’t give him a chance, you’ll find somebody else and you’ll forget about all these things. But that shouldn’t happen.”
Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India will enter the Asia Cup as the reigning champions, and the competition will be a crucial prelude to the World Cup at home the following year.
Maninder Singh thinks the selection of Shubman Gill as vice-captain is an obvious indication that Gill is being prepared to be the team’s captain in the future.
“See, I feel that the selectors have basically decided that he is going to be our future captain. And if he is going to be our future captain, then you better make him the vice-captain because Surya Kumar Yadav may have just another two years of T20 cricket, then you have Gill ready under him.”
