Jan 8 (Reuters) - India ‌batter Tilak Varma will be out for ‌nearly three weeks after undergoing surgery for ‌a groin issue, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Thursday.

Varma has been ruled out of the first three Twenty20 matches ‍against New Zealand between January 21 ‍and 25 after ‌he had surgery on Wednesday, exactly a month before ‍India's ​opening match in the 20-over World Cup.