Tilak Varma injury: India batter ruled out of first three T20Is against New Zealand, BCCI shares update about recovery

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India's promising young batter Tilak Varma has been sidelined from the opening three T20 Internationals against New Zealand following recent surgery. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued an official update on Thursday (January 8), confirming the 23-year-old's recovery progress amid the upcoming white-ball series.

Surgery details and recovery timeline

Tilak Varma underwent successful surgery for an abdominal issue in Rajkot on January 7. He was discharged from the hospital the following morning and is reported to be stable. The left-handed batsman is set to return to Hyderabad soon to continue his recuperation.

According to the BCCI statement, “Tilak Varma is currently stable and progressing well. He will resume physical training and gradually return to skill-based activities once his symptoms have fully resolved and wound healing is satisfactory."

"Tilak is ruled out of the first three T20Is against New Zealand. His availability for the remaining two matches will be assessed based on his progress during the return-to-training and skill phases,” the statement added.

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