New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Former Indian cricketer Surinder Khanna delivered his take on opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's omission from the Asia Cup main squad, noting that while he is an outstanding batter and was unlucky to miss out, it could be his fielding that restricted him to a reserve player.

Jaiswal's omission after yet another consistent Indian Premier League (IPL) season was one of the biggest pointers to emerge following the announcement of the Asia Cup squad by skipper Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.

Jaiswal was the back-up opener ahead of vice-captain Shubman Gill for the T20 World Cup last year. He was the backup as India wanted to open with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Having made 723 runs in 23 T20Is with a centu...