New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Former South African batting great AB de Villiers expressed his thoughts over batter Shreyas Iyer's omission from the upcoming Asia Cup squad and hailed the batter for his "maturity" and "leadership qualities".

Iyer, who led Punjab Kings (PBKS) to their first Indian Premier League (IPL) finals in a decade with his fiery leadership and batting, was one of the notable omissions from the Asia Cup squad, a move which has attracted plenty of criticism from fans and ex-cricketers alike.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, De Villiers said, "Who knows what is going on behind closed doors. Maybe not even Shreyas knows. There might be a few things that have taken place over the years that is determined why he is not the flavou...