With Shreyas Iyer, in all likelihood, expected to miss out for the ongoing India-England Test series starting June 20, his name, interestingly, continues to dip from the list of the selectors even after a couple of big retirements of Rohit and Virat. With names such as Sarfaraz Khan and Karun Nair expected to make the journey, Shreyas' white-ball fixation has cost him the chance to be considered for the red-ball format. India is still striving to find that solid middle-order fill-in, whereas reports indicate that Shreyas Iyer is not a part of those plans. The Punjab Kings captain has played 14 Tests, with the last one coming against England back at home. Since then, Sarfaraz Khan made his climb, and Karun Nair has made the competition RF tougher with his brilliant domestic season, with Sai Sudharsan also coming on the scene. Whereas it is true that Shreyas is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the best, the perception has grown among the selection panel that his future lies in white-ball cricket. In 2023, he shone for India in the World Cup, apart from featuring brilliantly for India in their Champions Trophy win in Dubai. Man, Shreyas just can’t catch a break. Not only did he miss out on the India A squad for the England tour, but he’s probably scratching his head right now, wondering what more he’s gotta do. The team’s got Abhimanyu Easwaran at the helm, and they’re off to play a couple of four-dayers with the England Lions, plus an intra-squad faceoff with the big boys. Meanwhile, the selectors are tossing the keys to Nair, Sarfaraz, and Sudharsan guess that’s the vibe they’re feeling these days. Also Read | Who are the batters to have been retired out in the history of IPL? Check full list here Honestly, if I were Shreyas, I’d be pretty miffed. The guy just hammered 480 runs in five Ranji games—two tons, no less, for Mumbai. And let’s not forget, he dragged Punjab Kings into the IPL 2025 playoffs and has been stacking up trophies like it’s no big deal with both Mumbai and KKR this past year. What more do they want, blood?