BCCI gave a major update on Monday (January 26). The team’s star batsman Tilak Verma will also miss the remaining two matches of the series. Tilak Verma has been included in the squad for the T20 World Cup. But this stylish left handed batsman has yet to play a match this year. The big question is—will it be risky to put him directly in the playing XI for the mega event, or is it going to be Gambhir’s big masterstroke?

No one doubts Tilak’s genius. He can prove himself in any pressure match.

He is being kept to increase flexibility in the team’s batting line.

The coaching staff feels that his patience and technique will come in handy in pressure matches at the World Cup.

He can play a big role as a match finisher.

The risk may be if…

Lack of form and match fitness due to long absence.

Inclusion in the playing eleven may unbalance the team’s middle order.

A sudden failure in a pressure match can be a big blow for the team.

In what role will he be used in match situations (finisher, opener, middle order)

Tilak Verma will enter the T20 World Cup this year without playing any T20 cricket. The 23-year-old Indian batsman is recovering from surgery and has been given extra time to regain match fitness. He will join the Indian team in Mumbai on February 3. So he will not be able to play in the current T20 series against New Zealand. Although he was initially kept out for the first three matches, it was later extended.