India batter Tilak Varma has been ruled out of the first three T20Is against New Zealand - on January 21, 23 and 25. Tilak underwent a surgery for Testicular Torsion in Rajkot on Wednesday (January 7).

BCCI confirmed that he was discharged from the hospital on Thursday morning and is scheduled to fly back to Hyderabad on Friday. He is currently stable and progressing well.

The board also stated that Tilak will resume training and skill-based activities once his symptoms have fully resolved and wound healing is satisfactory. His availability for the last two T20Is on January 28 and 31 in Vizag and Trivandrum respectively, will be assessed according to his progress in the interim.