New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- India's star batter Tilak Varma is set to miss the first three T20Is of the upcoming multi-format white-ball series against New Zealand. Varma underwent surgery for an abdominal issue in Rajkot on Wednesday.

India is scheduled to play the Black Caps in three ODIs and five T20Is. Varma is only a part of India's T20I squad. The ODI series starting on January 11 will mark the beginning of the series; the T20 series will kick off on January 21.

Varma 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. Varma will resume physical training and gradually return to skill-based activities once his symptoms have fully resolved an...