Tilak Varma Injured: Surgery Recommended, T20 World Cup Hopes Dim

• Star batter Tilak Varma suffered an abdomen injury, potentially ruling him out of the T20I series against New Zealand.
• Doctors at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) advised surgery for the 23-year-old after he felt pain in Rajkot.
• Surgery requires 3-4 weeks recovery, making his participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup doubtful.
• The T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, begins on February 7, exactly one month from now.
• Varma was in Rajkot for a Vijay Hazare Trophy encounter when the injury occurred.

Why It Matters: Tilak Varma's abdomen injury and recommended surgery put his T20 World Cup participation in doubt.