India, Sept. 8 -- It was a huge shock for fans, when Team India's 15-man squad for the Asia Cup was announced. Shreyas Iyer was one of the big omissions, despite being one of the stars in the Champions Trophy-winning campaign. Despite the snub, Iyer has been picked to lead India A in a two-match unofficial four-day Test series vs Australia A later this month.

Iyer was key for India in the middle overs at the 2025 Champions Trophy, and was their top scorer with 243 runs in five innings at an average of 48.60. He also scored two half-centuries.

Ahead of the unofficial Test series, he expressed his 'frustration' on being ignored for the Asia Cup squad. "It is only frustrating when you know that you deserve to be in the team, in the playing...