Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, Team India’s management has not included in-form and consistent batsman Shreyas Iyer in the national squad. Following his omission, former Team India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed disappointment by saying, "I hope someone has talked to Shreyas and Jaiswal."

While speaking on his YouTube channel, Ash Ki Baat, Ashwin said, "Selection is a thankless job. You have to leave 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."

Along with Iyer, one of India’s most consistent opening batsmen, Yashasvi Jaiswal, was also left out of the squad.