Mumbai, June 6 -- BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar praised Shreyas Iyer's leadership and consistent performances, calling him a "well-deserving captain" after the star cricketer was named India's new T20I skipper on Saturday.

The BCCI named Shreyas Iyer as India's new T20I captain, replacing Suryakumar Yadav despite him leading the side to a historic ICC Men's T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year. India became the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title and also the first team to achieve the feat on home soil.

While announcing India's squad for the T20I series against England and Ireland, and the Asian Games, BCCI chief selector Agarkar said Iyer's appointment as captain was made with both team strategy and players'...