New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- India's 2024 T20 World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma has opened up on leaving out star batter Shreyas Iyer from the 2022 T20 World Cup and the Asia Cup.

Iyer was not included in India's T20 World Cup 2022 squad but was named in the reserve players list. However, he didn't travel to Australia. Before the 2022 T20 World Cup, the right-handed batter was also excluded from the squad which played the Asia Cup. In place of Iyer, India went with all-rounder Deepak Hooda, who was part of the T20 World Cup and Asia Cup squads.

Speaking to JioHotstar, the former Indian captain Sharma revealed that he informed Iyer about his exclusion from the squads (T20 World Cup and Asia Cup) along with then Indian coach Rahul Dravid. ...