He will accompany the team to Visakhapatnam and later to Thiruvananthapuram for the final two games of the five-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Iyer was named as a replacement for Tilak for the first three matches, but the youngster won't be returning for this series now. The 23-year-old needed surgery in Rajkot earlier this month during a Vijay Hazare match. He is currently at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, has begun rehab, and will join the squad in Mumbai for the T20 World Cup, starting on February 7, once he is fully fit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIndia batter Tilak Varma has resumed physical training and is making steady progress with his rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. However, he will require additional time to regain full match fitness and will not be available for the final two T20Is of the ongoing five-match T20I series,\u201d the BCCI said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cTilak will link up with the squad in Mumbai once he has regained full match fitness on 3rd February, ahead of India\u2019s warm-up match for the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026. The Men\u2019s Selection Committee has recommended that Shreyas Iyer will continue as Tilak Varma\u2019s replacement for the remaining matches,\u201d the statement further read.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIndia batter Tilak Varma has resumed physical training and is making steady progress with his rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. However, he will require additional time to regain full match fitness and will not be available for the final two T20Is of the ongoing five-match T20I series,\u201d the BCCI said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s updated T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ravi Bishnoi<\/p>\r\n\r\n