India, Aug. 23 -- A strong 600-run season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Punjab Kings wasn't enough for Shreyas Iyer to make the cut for the 15-member Asia Cup squad. The right-handed batter, 30, has been in phenomenal form in the white-ball formats of late, and this led to fans believing that Shreyas would be a sure-shot pick in the squad for the eight-team tournament. However, Ajit Agarkar and the rest of the committee opted not to have him in the reserves.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers believes there is no cricketing reason for leaving Iyer out of the team. However, he was quick to point out that something is going on behind the scenes, and potentially, that might be the reason the right-handed batter finds it...
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