{"id":11115,"date":"2025-08-20T03:24:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T03:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/?p=11115"},"modified":"2025-08-20T03:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T03:25:17","slug":"harbhajan-singh-he-also-got","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/harbhajan-singh-he-also-got\/","title":{"rendered":"“He also got adequate rest” – Harbhajan Singh’s huge statement on star pacer after India’s 2025 Asia Cup squad announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Harbhajan Singh<\/strong>: <\/a>Former India spinner\u00a0Harbhajan Singh\u00a0has opined that pacer Mohammed Siraj could have been included in the Men in Blue\u2019s 15-member squad for the 2025 Asia Cup. The multi-nation tournament is set to begin on September 9 in the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harbhajan Singh<\/strong>: On Tuesday, August 19, T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the squad at a press conference in Mumbai, with India naming three frontline pacers:\u00a0Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Harshit Rana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harbhajan Singh<\/strong>: In a video shared on his\u00a0YouTube channel, Harbhajan noted that Siraj deserved a spot, highlighting that he had adequate rest following the England Test series, where he emerged as the leading wicket-taker. The 45-year-old said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI feel that Siraj\u2019s name should have been included as well. Siraj <\/a>bowled very well in the recent series. Yes, he did a lot of bowling in England, but he also got adequate rest. So he could have been included. If he had been taken, the team would have looked even stronger. The bowling unit would have seemed stronger. I feel that the \u201cX-factor\u201d that Siraj brings might be somewhat missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Siraj <\/a>has featured in 16 T20Is, taking 14 wickets at an average of 32.28, with a strike rate of 24.8 and an economy rate of 7.79.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSurprised me a little\u201d – Harbhajan Singh reacts to Shreyas Iyer\u2019s omission from the 2025 Asia Cup squad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In the same video, Harbhajan Singh also expressed his surprise at\u00a0Shreyas Iyer\u2019s <\/a>omission from the Asia Cup squad. Harbhajan said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI had hoped he (Shreyas Iyer)<\/a> would get a place in the team. He scored a lot of runs, played in the IPL final, and was in very good form. I thought his name could have been there. As for whose spot he would take, you have to see whose place it would have been. When someone has to be included or left out, a spot is made. But I did not see Shreyas Iyer\u2019s name there, which surprised me a little.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

India\u2019s squad for Asia Cup: <\/strong>Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), and Harshit Rana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standby players: <\/strong>Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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