Indian batter Tilak Varma is ready to overlook the opening two matches of India’s T20I sequence towards New Zealand, starting on January 21, as a consequence of a groin harm.
Sportstar understands that the Hyderabad batter underwent a minor process after complaining of ache within the groin area. The 23-year-old was handled at a personal hospital in Rajkot, the place he was collaborating within the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 group part.
Tilak, who was India’s hero within the Asia Cup 2025 remaining overcome arch-rival Pakistan, is ready to overlook the matches at Nagpur and Raipur. His participation within the remaining three video games can be determined based mostly on his restoration progress.
“Tilak complained of some ache within the groin and was taken to the hospital for scans. The required remedy has been supplied, however the restoration interval might pressure him to overlook two matches of the upcoming T20I sequence,” a workforce supply confirmed.
Tilak was a part of the workforce for the 2 Group B encounters towards Chandigarh and Bengal, scoring his sixth Checklist-100 within the first sport. Nevertheless, Hyderabad had already been out of the quarterfinal reckoning by then.
New Zealand is touring India for a white-ball sequence forward of the T20 World Cup 2026, set to kickstart on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.
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