Tilak Varma Out of New Zealand T20Is, Fit for T20 World Cup 2026

• Tilak Varma will miss the remaining 4th and 5th T20Is against New Zealand, having already missed the first three.
• Despite missing the series, the 23-year-old Hyderabad cricketer is fit and available for the T20 World Cup 2026.
• Varma, India's designated No. 3 T20I batter, will join the team in Mumbai on February 3 for a warm-up match against South Africa.
• Shreyas Iyer, who replaced Varma for the first three T20Is, is likely to continue in the squad for the remaining matches.
• Ishan Kishan has performed well as the No. 3 batter in Varma's absence, scoring 76 runs in the second T20I and 28 in the third.

Why It Matters: Tilak Varma is out of the New Zealand T20I series but is fit for the T20 World Cup 2026.