India, April 21 -- Shreyas Iyer, the Punjab Kings captain, is the toast of the town owing to his individual performance and the winning run of his team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition. The franchise is yet to lose a single game in the 19th edition of the T20 tournament, and PBKS have emerged as one of the most complete sides in the competition. Looking at how Shreyas has been going about his business, everyone is asking why exactly the right-hander cannot break into the India T20I setup.

Shreyas scored more than 600 runs in the IPL 2025 season, leading PBKS to the final and before this, he won the tournament with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). However, all these facts weren't enough for Shreyas to make a return to India...