Tilak Varma, India's Asia Cup hero, may not play in the next Twenty20 International series against New Zealand due to an abdominal injury. Furthermore, since the left-hander is an essential member of the team's middle order lineup, India would be concerned about his availability for the T20 World Cup.

Tilak was in Rajkot to play for Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Wednesday morning when he experienced stomach pain following breakfast, according to a report in the Indian Express. After consulting with the doctors at the Centre of Excellence (CoE), they recommended that he have surgery, which might prevent him from participating in the T20 World Cup, which is set to begin on February 7.

If he has surgery, it will take him about a month to recover, and the major event in Sri Lanka and India will start in less than a month. "Tilak experienced excruciating stomach pain on Wednesday. After being taken to a hospital in Rajkot, he underwent a number of scans, and reports were forwarded to the COE's physicians.

It will take him three to four weeks to recover after the surgery that the doctors have recommended. There is little chance of playing the full Twenty20 International against New Zealand, according to a BCCI source.

Shreyas Iyer, India's ODI vice captain, has been deemed fit for the forthcoming series against New Zealand. He underwent a minor procedure after sustaining a spleen injury during the October tour of Australia last year. Subject to fitness, he was chosen for the Indian team. A few days ago, in Mumbai's Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh, the middle-order batsman batted without any obvious discomfort. He will also play in today's tournament's final league stage match.

is also scheduled to represent Baroda against Chandigarh in today's Vijay Hazare Trophy. In order to keep him fresh for the T20 World Cup, he has been excluded from the New Zealand ODI series despite smashing 133 runs against Vidarbha in his previous competition.