Punjab Kings have started their preparations for the upcoming Indian Premier League season with a training camp from February 8 to 14 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Shreyas Iyer remained on bench as India opted to play a bowler to replace batter Ishan Kishan in the playing XI vs New Zealand in the fourth T20I.

Shreyas Iyer is yet to feature in the T20I series, having been initially added to the squad for the first three matches as a replacement for Tilak Varma.

BCCI on Monday announced that batter Shreyas Iyer will continue to be a part of India's T20I squad for the remaining two matches against New Zealand.

Tilak Varma recently underwent testicular torsion surgery and was ruled out of the first three T20Is of the five-match series against New Zealand.

Indian cricket team skipper Suryakumar Yadav said that wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan will be taking Tilak Varma's slot in the batting order during the first T20I against New Zealand.

Indian cricket team star batter Tilak Varma will join the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Tuesday as he continues his recovery from injury, according to a report.

The series against New Zealand will be the last bilateral assignment for the Suryakumar Yadav-led side before the T20 World Cup 2026, which begins on February 7

India batter Shreyas Iyer said he only realised the severity of his spleen injury, picked up during the third ODI against Australia, after being admitted to hospital

IND vs NZ, 2nd ODI: Daryl Mitchell slammed an unbeaten 131 as New Zealand chased down 285 in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 against India in Rajkot.