Asia Cup 2025: ‘Strictly none of their enterprise’ – Sunil Gavaskar slams foreign players over Shreyas Iyer omission remarks | Cricket News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar hit out at abroad stars like South Africa legend AB de Villiers for questioning Shreyas Iyer’s omission from India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!De Villiers, talking on his YouTube channel, had recommended that Iyer’s absence was not purely efficiency-based mostly and hinted at “something going on behind the scenes.” He additionally claimed that the batter’s inclusion might have led to an “ego clash,” citing Iyer’s latest exploits as captain within the IPL and home circuit.

Gavaskar, nonetheless, minced no phrases in dismissing de Villiers’ feedback. Writing in his column for Sportstar, he blasted foreign players for interfering in Indian cricket issues.“What is baffling, though, is that foreigners with no stake in Indian cricket and little knowledge about it wade into the debate, adding fuel to the fire. However great they may be as players, the selection of the Indian team is strictly none of their business. They should focus on their country’s cricket and let us Indians worry about ours,” Gavaskar wrote.The legendary opener pressured that Indian cricketers by no means touch upon the choice issues of different nations.“It’s almost as if the selection is perfect and they have no comments to make. So why butt your nose into the selection of the Indian team? Have you ever heard Indian ex-cricketers talk about the selection of other countries’ teams? No, we mind our own business,” he added.Gavaskar did not spare the Indian media both, accusing them of amplifying abroad opinions for validation.“To an extent, the Indian media is also responsible, as they go to overseas cricketers and ask them about Indian cricket. How often do we see Indian journalists chasing foreign players – whom even their own countries have forgotten – just to get a quote on India? It’s as if our cricket needs validation from them,” he argued.With India gearing up for the Asia Cup, Gavaskar’s fiery phrases have reignited the talk over exterior affect in Indian cricketing discourse.