India, June 10 -- Shreyas Iyer, despite making his India debut in 2017, remains an enigma. The guy's got everything: charisma, talent and the right attitude. The one factor he lacks, however, is luck. Every time Iyer is destined to do anything good, something comes along the way that derails his progress. Iyer was India's marathon man in the 2023 World Cup. You thought he would be there forever. But a back injury, followed by BCCI's decision to strip him from the Central Contracts, spiralled him down in the pecking order. This, when he's hardly put a foot wrong. Yes, short balls seemed to be his undoing, but he's worked hard on that aspect and looks a lot more assured against them.

Nonetheless, as always, Shreyas Iyer has once again rise...