The BCCI have confirmed that India batter Tilak Varma is making steady progress with his rehabilitation and is set to miss the final two T20Is against New Zealand with Shreyas Iyer retained as replacement.
The 23-year-old is on track with his recovery and is likely to join the Indian squad in Mumbai on February 3 ahead of India’s warm-up match for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has confirmed that Iyer will remain part of the squad as Tilak’s replacement for the remainder of the series.
Earlier, the left-handed batter was ruled out of the first three T20Is against New Zealand owing to an abdominal issue.
India’s updated T20I squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ravi Bishnoi