From Shreyas Iyer to Axar Patel: 6 players who deserved to be in the Indian squad for England Test series

India¡¯s squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav

Several key figures of the Indian cricket team have been snubbed for the upcoming Test series against England. Check out who deserved a place in the team!

Shreyas Iyer once looked like India¡¯s answer to their middle-order troubles after Rahane and Pujara were dropped. He even scored a century on debut. But after a poor South Africa tour, he was dropped mid-series against England and hasn¡¯t played a Test since, despite doing well in white-ball and Ranji. Had he stayed in the mix, he might¡¯ve been a captaincy option too.

Sarfaraz Khan was dropped from the XI against England despite scoring 150 in the series opener vs New Zealand. He didn¡¯t play a single Test in Australia and was then left out of the home squad as well. Tough luck for the 27-year-old.

Axar Patel has been brilliant in white-ball cricket and has a great Test record too. But he hasn¡¯t played a Test since Feb 2024 and still awaits a match outside Asia. India went with Washington Sundar again, while Jadeja kept his spot.

Mohammed Shami missed the England tour too. Many expected his return after helping India win the Champions Trophy. But Ajit Agarkar said he¡¯s still not fully fit for the workload of Test cricket.

Ishan Kishan hasn¡¯t played Tests since his debut series two years ago. But he¡¯s back in the BCCI contract list and featured in India ¡®A¡¯ squads for both the England and Australia tours.