Shreyas Iyer will remain with the Indian side for the remaining matches of the T20 series. He was brought into the side as a replacement for Tilak Varma, who, due to surgery for his abdominal issue, was unable to feature in the first three matches. It should be noted that Tilak Varma is making good progress from his injury, and he has recovered considerably.
He is also resuming physical training and is currently undergoing rehab at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. However, he still has some time to get back into full match fitness and is thus not a part of the T20Is against New Zealand. Hence, Iyer is expected to remain with the team. Interesting fact: Varma is set to join the team in Mumbai after gaining full match fitness on Feb 3, ahead of the warm-up game for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
Shreyas Iyer stays in squad as Tilak Varma continues recovery
India have already won the T20 series against New Zealand. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India have won the first three matches. India are now up to play the fourth match of the series against New Zealand.
It is worth mentioning that the two teams will face each other again in the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on January 28. On one hand, the Indian team will try to keep their unbeaten streak intact, while the Kiwis will aim for their first victory.
India’s 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
