Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Tilak Varma undergoes surgery, misses NZ T20 series
Tilak Varma, a cricket player for India, had to have emergency surgery because he had really bad pain in his groin.
He was playing in a cricket tournament in Rajkot when he felt the pain.
Doctors found out he had a condition called testicular torsion and had to operate right away.
The surgery was successful, and he is doing well now.
Because of this, he won't be able to play in the first three cricket matches against New Zealand.
He might also miss the start of the T20 World Cup next month.
It will take about 3-4 weeks for him to recover.
Tilak is an important player for India, especially in the shorter format of the game.
He will return to Hyderabad and his future availability is under assessment.
Tilak Varma underwent emergency surgery for testicular torsion in Rajkot on January 7, 2026.
He is ruled out of the first three T20Is against New Zealand.
Varma is a major doubt for the T20 World Cup starting next month.
The surgery was successful, and he is currently doing well.
Recovery time is expected to be around 3-4 weeks, with his return to training under assessment.
- Who
- Tilak Varma, Indian cricketer
- What
- Underwent emergency surgery for testicular torsion
- When
- January 7, 2026
- Where
- Rajkot, India
- Why
- Experienced acute testicular pain
- Player
- Tilak Varma
- Injury
- Testicular torsion
- Surgery
- Successful
- Series Missed
- New Zealand T20 series
- World Cup Doubt
- Major doubt for T20 World Cup
- Recovery Time
- 3-4 weeks
- Current Status
- Doing well post-surgery
- Return to Training
- Assessment ongoing
Sources
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