Jaiswal has got a place as a reserve player for Asia Cup 2025.
Former veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed surprise at seeing the squad of Asia Cup 2025. Ashwin expressed surprise and said that the kind of decisions Ajit Agarkar and the selection committee have taken in the Asia Cup squad are quite shocking.
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There was no place for rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal in the team, even though he has been performing brilliantly for the last few years. At the same time, Shubman Gill, who is making a comeback in the T20 team by becoming the vice-captain of India in this Asia Cup.
Keeping Jaiswal out can increase problems
Ashwin believes that if Jaiswal is not included in the 15-member squad even after such a top performance, due to which Jaiswal may have to reconsider his approach. To make his place in the team, he may be forced to play for personal achievements, which may affect his natural aggressive style.
As soon as Jaiswal got a chance in Test cricket, he grabbed it with both hands. He is the most successful Test batsman to debut for India in recent times. Whatever format you gave him a chance to play, he performed brilliantly in it and what else can one do other than excellence? He performed brilliantly and missed his chance in that slot. Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
Now, he has to go back to the drawing board again, but I wish him all the best for this opportunity. The thing is that Jaiswal did not miss any opportunity, even when he had the leadership role left. Now there is only one more slot left, which will be Abhishek Sharma’s, where they will have to compete with each other.
He further said, “His strike rate is 165 [164.31] even in this format. Jaiswal never plays for himself. I have seen many batsmen who do not play for themselves, one of which is Shreyas Iyer.
