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BCCI confirms Tilak Varma unavailable for entire NZ T20I series due to surgery recovery; Shreyas Iyer and Riyan Parag confirmed as middle-order replacements for Wellington-January series.

Ajinkya Rahane confirms Suryakumar Yadav locked at No.4 for India T20 World Cup 2026, balancing middle-order acceleration with stability behind Rohit-Gill-Kohli top order.

Tilak Varma's testicular torsion surgery recovery timeline rules him out of T20 World Cup 2026; MI star faces 6-12 month rehab after emergency procedure, major blow to India's middle-order plans.

Ex-Indian cricketer praises RCB's IPL 2026 acquisition of Tim David (SR 165+) and Jacob Bethell (middle-order acceleration) as perfect finishing combination to complement Kohli-Patidar top order.

PBKS IPL 2026 overseas XI: Marcus Stoinis (all-round), Marco Jansen (left-arm pace), Ben Dwarshuis (seam all-round), Mitchell Owen (death bowling); Xavier Bartlett bench option for swing.

South Africa's Marizanne Kapp backs Jemimah Rodrigues as India's next women's captain citing composure, tactical nous and WPL performances ahead of Harmanpreet Kaur succession planning.

Ricky Ponting calls Suryakumar Yadav's recent form dip "big surprise," backing T20 World Cup 2026 resurgence citing aggressive Travis Head-like strokeplay and proven match-winning ability.

BCCI rejects BCB's T20 WC 2026 venue change request from India to Sri Lanka citing Mustafizur Rahman-KKR controversy; "can't just change games" as Bangladesh's Group C (Kolkata opener) remains fixed.

Litton Das captains Bangladesh's 15-member T20 World Cup 2026 squad with Mustafizur Rahman included despite KKR controversy; Taskin Ahmed returns as Najmul Hossain Shanto dropped.

Ravi Ashwin states Ruturaj Gaikwad faces limited opportunities until Kohli-Sharma retire, explaining his NZ ODI squad snub despite strong domestic form amid youth integration with Gill-Iyer returns.