India vs New Zealand: Team India has suffered a major setback superiority of the T20I series versus New Zealand with Tilak Varma ruled out of the first three matches.
What ails Tilak Varma?
Tilak was discharged from the hospital on Thursday morning and is in good health. He will return to Hyderabad on Friday. After his symptoms subside and his injury heals, he will gradually return to physical training and skill practice. However, he is ruled out of the first three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches versus New Zealand. His availability for the last two T20I matches will depend on his progress in training and skill practice.
How will Tilak Varma’s sparsity stupefy Team India?
Tilak Varma's sparsity is a major wrack-up to India's World Cup mission. The hero of the Asia Cup 2025 final and a dynamic middle-order batsman, Tilak Varma, has been injured at a time when less than a month remains surpassing the World Cup.
Why was Tilak Varma hospitalized?
The 23-year-old left-handed thrash was playing for Hyderabad versus Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Rajkot when he suddenly experienced severe pain. He was immediately taken to Gokul Hospital, where tests revealed testicular torsion. Doctors well-considered firsthand surgery. Tilak's surgery was successful, and he is now recovering well.
Tilak has been a key part of India's T20 setup for the past year. He scored an unbeaten 69 versus Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final, leading the team to victory.
What well-nigh Shreyas Iyer?
India's ODI vice-captain and middle-order thrash Shreyas Iyer has been supposed match-fit by the medical team at the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru.
Shreyas scored 82 runs off 53 balls while playing for Mumbai versus Himachal Pradesh in a Vijay Hazare Trophy league match in Jaipur. He had suffered a spleen injury while taking a reservation during the Australia tour.
Indian squad for the series versus New Zealand: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Axar Patel (Vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, and Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper).
