In last year’s ODI World Cup, Shreyas Iyer finished third among highest run-scorers for the hosts, scoring 530 runs at 66.25 with two centuries and three fifties. Iyer was not included in the BCCI’s central contract’s list for period October 2023 to September 2024 for a perceived belief that he, along with wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan, had prioritised IPL over domestic cricket.
