India, April 12 -- Shreyas Iyer is almost making it impossible for the national selectors and head coach Gautam Gambhir to keep him out of India's T20I team once the next assignment comes by. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain is breaking down doors and scoring runs for fun in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. The PBKS skipper played an unbeaten 69-run knock off just 33 balls to help his side chase down the daunting target of 220 with seven wickets in hand and seven balls to spare.

The right-handed batter scored more than 600 runs in the last edition of the IPL as well, in addition to leading the Punjab Kings to the IPL final for the first time in 11 years. However, despite this performance, the 31-year-old wasn't selected for In...