India, March 23 -- Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday marvelled at the sheer depth in India's T20I setup, claiming that the BCCI could field a second-string side and still compete as a world-class outfit. Yet, while naming that hypothetical XI, Ganguly admitted he was left "flabbergasted" by one glaring omission - Shreyas Iyer.

Iyer has been a mainstay in India's ODI line-up and was one of the top performers in India's run to the ODI World Cup final in 2023 and the Champions Trophy haul last year in March. However, he has failed to break into the Indian T20I side since his last appearance in the international format in December 2023.

Responding to a query on India's depth, Ganguly said he still struggles to understand how Iye...