Tilak Varma Injured: Champions Trophy Winner Eyed for T20 World Cup Spot

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News18•08-01-2026, 12:22
Tilak Varma Injured: Champions Trophy Winner Eyed for T20 World Cup Spot
- •Team India's Tilak Varma suffered a 'testicular torsion' injury, requiring immediate surgery.
- •The operation was successful, and Tilak Varma's condition is currently stable.
- •His return to the field is uncertain, with recovery expected to take some time.
- •Speculation suggests a Champions Trophy winner, Shreyas Iyer, might replace him for the T20 World Cup.
- •Shreyas Iyer, recently recovered from injury, played a stormy innings of 81 runs for Mumbai, outperforming Shubman Gill's current form.
Why It Matters: Tilak Varma's injury creates T20 World Cup selection dilemma; Shreyas Iyer a strong contender.
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