Tilak Varma set to check into BCCI CoE today to seek clearance on his fitness: Report

Tilak had to undergo surgery for an abdominal issue on January 7.

Earlier this month, the BCCI issued a media release, confirming that Tilak Varma has been ruled out of first three matches of the upcoming five-T20I series against New Zealand, starting January 21 in Nagpur.

The 23-year-old had to undergo surgery for an abdominal issue on January 7. While Tilak’s availability for the remaining two T20Is against the Kiwis will depend on his recovery, a TOI report claimed that the southpaw is set to check into the BCCI Centre of Excellence on Tuesday (January 20) and is currently not feeling any pain.

Tilak is heading to the Bengaluru-based CoE in order to seek clearance on his fitness and further assessment to get Return to Play.

“If everything goes well, he will be fit before the fourth T20I on January 28 in Visakhapatnam. He has resumed physical training and, in a day or two, will start batting and other skill-based activities,” a source tracking developments told TOI.

Tilak Varma has established himself as a key batter in India’s T20I setup. He played an instrumental role in the team’s Asia Cup triumph last September, with a match-winning knock of 69* (53 balls) in the title clash against Pakistan.

India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been added to T20I squad for the first three matches as Tilak’s replacement.