India, Aug. 21 -- Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has called out incumbent chief selector Ajit Agarkar for leaving Shreyas Iyer out of the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and for making a "nonsensical" statement to explain his omission.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth - a former chief selector himself - admitted he was utterly baffled by the team management's decision to exclude Iyer from the T20I tournament despite his recent white-ball form, which includes strong performances in the Champions Trophy and the IPL.

When asked about the decision to omit the Punjab Kings captain during Tuesday's press conference, Agarkar outlined the challenges of selection. He even countered by asking who Iyer could have replaced in the sid...