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Tilak Varma Out of Final Two New Zealand T20Is as Iyer Stays On

A BCCI update says the batter has resumed training without full match fitness.

Overview

  • Tilak Varma will miss the fourth and fifth T20Is in Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram after failing to regain match readiness.
  • Shreyas Iyer has been asked to remain with the squad as Varma’s replacement for the remainder of the series.
  • Varma has restarted physical work during rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
  • The BCCI says Varma is slated to link up with the squad in Mumbai on February 3 once he attains full fitness ahead of the T20 World Cup warm-up.
  • He was earlier ruled out of the first three games of the five-match series, which India now lead 3-0.