Tilak Varma Ruled Out of First 3 T20s vs New Zealand After Abdominal Surgery

• Indian middle-order batsman Tilak Varma is out of the first three T20 matches against New Zealand due to an abdominal issue.
• BCCI confirmed Varma underwent surgery in Rajkot on January 7 and was discharged from the hospital on Thursday.
• He will return to Hyderabad for recovery and gradually resume physical and skill-based training.
• His availability for the remaining two matches of the series and the upcoming T20 World Cup is uncertain.
• The five-match T20 series against New Zealand starts January 21, with matches in Nagpur, Raipur, and Guwahati for the first three.

Why It Matters: Tilak Varma sidelined from New Zealand T20s due to surgery, T20 World Cup participation doubtful.