Will Shreyas Iyer play T20 World Cup? (Photo-PTI)

Tilak Verma Injury: Team India's left-handed batsman Tilak Verma has suddenly got injured. This player is out of Vijay Hazare Trophy due to testicular injury. He has undergone surgery and there are reports that it may take 3 to 4 weeks for him to recover. If this happens then it will be difficult for them to play the T20 series against New Zealand which is starting from January 21. In such a situation, the question is that if Tilak Verma does not play the T20 series, then who will replace him in Team India? According to reports, Shreyas Iyer is leading in this race.

Tilak's injury a boon for Shreyas Iyer?

Tilak Verma Shreyas Iyer is being considered as the ideal replacement because this player can also bat from number 3 to number 5. Besides, his T20 record is also amazing. Iyer has scored 1104 runs in 47 T20 matches at an average of 30.66 and his strike rate is more than 136. He has also scored 8 half-centuries with his bat. However, Shreyas Iyer is out of T20 International from December 2023. He played his last T20 match against Australia on 3 December 2023.

Big shock if Tilak is out

By the way, if Tilak Verma is unable to play the T20 World Cup, it will be a big blow for him and Team India. Tilak Verma has scored 1183 runs in 40 T20 International matches at an average of around 50, in which his strike rate is more than 144. This player has also scored two centuries in T20 International. He is also at number 3 in T20 International ranking.

against new zealand t20 Team India for the series

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Verma, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh.