Tilak, a mainstay in India\u2019s T20I set-up, was ruled out of the first three games of the five-match series against New Zealand, starting in Nagpur on Wednesday, after undergoing an emergency surgery in Rajkot earlier this month for a lower abdominal issue while playing for Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy league stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Washington, on the other hand, suffered a left rib injury while bowling in the ODI series opener against New Zealand in Vadodara on January 11 and has been ruled out of the entire T20I series. In place of Washington, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi is in the squad, while Tilak is replaced by right-handed batter Shreyas Iyer for the first three games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYes, both Tilak and Washington are at CoE for their respective rehab programmes. For Washington, further tests would be done, and rehab will start as per their outcome. In terms of Tilak, he is yet to be assessed as of now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut it is understood that efforts will be made in such a way that he becomes fully fit to join the Indian team for the last two T20Is in Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram,\u201d sources familiar with the matter told IANS on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYes, both Tilak and Washington are at CoE for their respective rehab programmes. For Washington, further tests would be done, and rehab will start as per their outcome. In terms of Tilak, he is yet to be assessed as of now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian team management is hoping that all injury problems are resolved well before next month's T20 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n