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|             country = India
| caption            = Tilak Varma playing for [[India A cricket team|India A]] 2022
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|            odicap = 252
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|      odidebutdate = 15 September
|      odidebutyear = 2023
|    odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
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|      lastT20Iyear = 2023
|    lastT20Iagainst = Afghanistan
|          T20Ishirt = 72
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|               date = 6 May 2020
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| bat avg4          = 56.18
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| deliveries4        = 230
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| catches/stumpings4 = 12/–
| date               = 7 October 2023
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'''Tilak Varma''' (born 8 November 2002) is an Indian [[cricket]]er.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1170265.html |title=Tilak Varma |accessdate=30 December 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] in the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]] on 30 December 2018.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157064.html |title=Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Vizianagaram, Dec 30 2018 - Jan 2 2019 |accessdate=30 December 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut for Hyderabad in the [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] on 28 February 2019.<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157190.html |title=Group E, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Delhi, Feb 28 2019 |accessdate=28 February 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 28 September 2019, for Hyderabad in the [[2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200725.html |title=Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur (2), Sep 28 2019 |accessdate=28 September 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>


In December 2019, he was named in India's squad for the [[2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2019/news/139375/four-time-champion-india-announce-u19-cricket-world-cup-squad |title=Four-time champion India announce U19 Cricket World Cup squad |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |accessdate=2 December 2019}}</ref>
 
'''Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma''' (born 8 November 2002) is an Indian international [[cricket]]er who plays as a left-handed batsman and part time [[off spin]] bowler. He made his international debut for [[India national cricket team|India]] on 3 August 2023 against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/west-indies-vs-india-1st-t20i-tilak-varma-international-debut-mumbai-indians-2415885-2023-08-03 |title=West Indies vs India: Mumbai Indians rising star Tilak Varma handed international debut in 1st T20I |date=3 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> He plays for [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] in domestic cricket and [[Mumbai Indians]] in the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1170265.html |title=Tilak Varma |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422140410/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tilak-varma-1170265 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-the-uncapped-ones-shahrukh-khan-umran-malik-and-more-1307144 |title=The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 March 2022 |archive-date=25 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325075231/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-the-uncapped-ones-shahrukh-khan-umran-malik-and-more-1307144 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Early life==
Tilak Varma was born on 8 November 2002 in [[Hyderabad]]. His father Namboori Nagaraju worked as an electrician, and his mother Gayatri Devi is a housewife. He has an elder brother, Tarun Varma.<ref name="ih">{{cite news |title=I have given all my money to dad and told him to keep me away from it: Tilak Varma |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2022/06/03/i-have-given-all-my-money-to-dad-and-told-him-to-keep-me-away-from-it-tilak-varma.html |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=The Week |language=en}}</ref>
 
Tilak Varma developed an early interest in cricket and was spotted playing [[tennis ball cricket]] by coach Salim Bayash at the age of 11. Bayash took him under his wing and trained him at the Legala Cricket Academy, [[Serilingampally|Lingampally]]. Bayash would ferry Varma to his academy and back home on his scooter, a journey of more than 40&nbsp;km each way, until Varma's family relocated closer to the academy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coach revels in Tilak's success |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/coach-revels-in-tilaks-success/articleshow/99572296.cms |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=18 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The making of Tilak Varma: From tennis-ball cricket to playing for Mumbai Indians & earning India call-up |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/the-making-of-tilak-varma-from-tennis-ball-cricket-to-playing-for-mumbai-indians-earning-india-call-up/articleshow/101657304.cms |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bose |first1=Shuvaditya |title=Tilak Varma {{!}} Tracing the Journey Through a Tearful Father and a Joyful Coach |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/tilak-varma-journey-through-his-tearful-father-and-joyful-coach-tennis-ball-to-india-team |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=TheQuint |date=8 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tilak Varma, The Boy From Balapur: Tracing The Early Steps Of A Future Superstar |url=https://wisden.com/stories/tilak-varma-the-boy-from-balapur-tracing-the-early-steps-of-a-future-superstar |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=Wisden |date=26 August 2022}}</ref>
 
Varma obtained his early education at Crescent Model English School, [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Parents, coach of cricketer Tilak Varma felicitated |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/sports/parents-coach-of-cricketer-tilak-varma-felicitated-729581 |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=The Hans India |date=16 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He completed his secondary education in Lepakshi Junior College, [[Hyderabad]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Tilak wants to make it count in England |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/tilak-wants-to-make-it-count-in-england/articleshow/69743422.cms |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=11 June 2019}}</ref> and, at present, is pursuing a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] degree from [[Andhra University]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
 
==Domestic career ==
He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] in the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]] on 30 December 2018.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157064.html |title=Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Vizianagaram, Dec 30 2018 - Jan 2 2019 |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422140411/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-2018-19-1156773/andhra-vs-hyderabad-india-elite-group-b-1157064/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref> In the tournament, he scored 215 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 147.26. He made his [[Twenty20]] debut for Hyderabad in the [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] on 28 February 2019.<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157190.html |title=Group E, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Delhi, Feb 28 2019 |access-date=28 February 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422140416/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2018-19-1156774/hyderabad-india-vs-services-group-e-1157190/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 28 September 2019, for Hyderabad in the [[2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200725.html |title=Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur (2), Sep 28 2019 |access-date=28 September 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422140418/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vijay-hazare-trophy-2019-20-1196774/hyderabad-india-vs-saurashtra-elite-group-a-1200725/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref> During the tournament, he scored 180 runs in 5 games and also took 4 wickets.
 
In December 2019, he was named in India's squad for the [[2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2019/news/139375/four-time-champion-india-announce-u19-cricket-world-cup-squad |title=Four-time champion India announce U19 Cricket World Cup squad |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112193257/https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2019/news/139375/four-time-champion-india-announce-u19-cricket-world-cup-squad |url-status=live }}</ref> He played 6 games in the competition and managed to score only 86 runs.
 
In the [[2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], he scored 180 runs in five games and took four wickets.
 
==Indian Premier League==
 
In February 2022, he was bought by the [[Mumbai Indians]] in the [[List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes|auction]] for the [[2022 Indian Premier League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Mumbai Indians signs Tilak Varma |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mumbai-indians-signs-tilak-varma/article65046119.ece |access-date=17 February 2022 |date=13 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217094106/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mumbai-indians-signs-tilak-varma/article65046119.ece |archive-date=17 February 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=13 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213063417/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |url-status=live }}</ref> The base price was Rs. 20 lakh and he was bought by [[Mumbai Indians]] at Rs. 1.7 crore. In the second match of the league, he scored a 33-ball-61 against [[Rajasthan Royals]] at the [[DY Patil Stadium]] in [[Navi Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2022: MI's Tilak Varma announces himself on the big stage |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/tilak-varma-mumbai-indians-61-rajasthan-royals-ishan-kishan-hyderabad/article38466889.ece |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=Sportstar |date=2 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 
In April 2023, he scored an 84 off 46 balls against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in their first match of [[2023 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=RCB vs MI: Tilak Varma's unbeaten 84 takes Mumbai Indians to 171/7 against Royal Challengers Bangalore |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/rcb-vs-mi-tilak-varmas-unbeaten-84-takes-mumbai-indians-to-171/7-against-royal-challengers-bangalore/articleshow/99193325.cms |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=2 April 2023}}</ref> In the playoff match against [[Gujarat Titans]], he scored 43 runs off just 14 balls.<ref>{{cite news |title="When I Played For India In 1999...": Virender Sehwag's Advice To Mumbai Indians' Star Tilak Varma {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2023/when-i-played-for-india-in-1999-virender-sehwags-advice-to-mumbai-indians-star-tilak-varma-4071439 |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=NDTV |language=en}}</ref>
 
==International career==
In July 2023, he got his maiden call-up for [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] for the T20I series on the [[Indian cricket team in the West Indies and the United States in 2023|tour of West Indies]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma earn maiden call up to India T20I squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/yashasvi-jaiswal-tilak-varma-earn-maiden-call-up-to-india-t20i-squad-for-west-indies-series-1385923 |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> He made his T20I debut on 3 August 2023 in the first match of the series.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Indies vs India: Mumbai Indians rising star Tilak Varma handed international debut in 1st T20I |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/west-indies-vs-india-1st-t20i-tilak-varma-international-debut-mumbai-indians-2415885-2023-08-03 |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He top-scored for India with 39 off just 22 deliveries and he managed to take 2 catches in the same match.
 
On 6 August 2023, he made the first fifty of his international career in the second T20 match played against the West Indies. He became the second youngest Indian to score 50 in Men's T20I after [[Rohit Sharma]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IND vs WI, India in West Indies 2023, 2nd T20I at Providence, August 06, 2023 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-west-indies-2023-1381201/west-indies-vs-india-2nd-t20i-1381218/full-scorecard |access-date=7 August 2023 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref> Also, he was the highest run scorer for the team in that tour.
 
He has also been named in the Indian squads for the [[Indian cricket team in Ireland in 2023|three-match T20I tour of Ireland]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Jasprit Bumrah returns to lead India for T20Is in Ireland |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jasprit-bumrah-returns-as-india-captain-for-t20is-in-ireland-1389942 |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=31 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2022 Asian Games]] to be held in [[Hangzhou]], China.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harmanpreet Kaur to lead as BCCI announces India men's and women's squads for 19th Asian Games |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/bcci-announces-indias-womens-squad-for-19th-asian-games-at-hangzhou-8837968/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=14 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
 
He made his ODI debut on 15 September 2023 against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in [[2023 Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IND v BAN, Asia Cup 2023: Tilak Varma makes ODI debut, receives maiden cap from Rohit Sharma |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/asia-cup-tilak-varma-odi-debut-india-vs-bangladesh-super-4s-2436095-2023-09-15 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=15 September 2023 |date=15 September 2023}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:44, 13 October 2023



Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma (born 8 November 2002) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a left-handed batsman and part time off spin bowler. He made his international debut for India on 3 August 2023 against the West Indies.[2] He plays for Hyderabad in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.[3][4]

Tilak Varma
File:Tilak varma's century on debut for India A.jpg
Personal information
Full nameNamboori Thakur Tilak Varma
Born (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter[1]
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 252)15 September 2023 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.72
T20I debut (cap 104)3 August 2023 v West Indies
Last T20I7 October 2023 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.72
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentHyderabad
2022–presentMumbai Indians (squad no. 9)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 10 9 25
Runs scored 5 231 523 1236
Batting average 5 38.50 37.35 56.18
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 1/2 5/5
Top score 5 55* 121 156*
Balls bowled 24 24 54 230
Wickets 0 2 3 8
Bowling average – 11.00 9.00 21.87
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/5 3/13 4/23
Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 4/– 12/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2023 Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 October 2023

Early lifeEdit

Tilak Varma was born on 8 November 2002 in Hyderabad. His father Namboori Nagaraju worked as an electrician, and his mother Gayatri Devi is a housewife. He has an elder brother, Tarun Varma.[1]

Tilak Varma developed an early interest in cricket and was spotted playing tennis ball cricket by coach Salim Bayash at the age of 11. Bayash took him under his wing and trained him at the Legala Cricket Academy, Lingampally. Bayash would ferry Varma to his academy and back home on his scooter, a journey of more than 40 km each way, until Varma's family relocated closer to the academy.[5][6][7][8]

Varma obtained his early education at Crescent Model English School, Hyderabad.[9] He completed his secondary education in Lepakshi Junior College, Hyderabad,[10] and, at present, is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Andhra University.[citation needed]

Domestic careerEdit

He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018.[11] In the tournament, he scored 215 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 147.26. He made his Twenty20 debut for Hyderabad in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 28 February 2019.[12]

He made his List A debut on 28 September 2019, for Hyderabad in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[13] During the tournament, he scored 180 runs in 5 games and also took 4 wickets.

In December 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[14] He played 6 games in the competition and managed to score only 86 runs.

In the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored 180 runs in five games and took four wickets.

Indian Premier LeagueEdit

In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[15][16] The base price was Rs. 20 lakh and he was bought by Mumbai Indians at Rs. 1.7 crore. In the second match of the league, he scored a 33-ball-61 against Rajasthan Royals at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.[17]

In April 2023, he scored an 84 off 46 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match of 2023 Indian Premier League.[18] In the playoff match against Gujarat Titans, he scored 43 runs off just 14 balls.[19]

International careerEdit

In July 2023, he got his maiden call-up for Indian cricket team for the T20I series on the tour of West Indies.[20] He made his T20I debut on 3 August 2023 in the first match of the series.[21] He top-scored for India with 39 off just 22 deliveries and he managed to take 2 catches in the same match.

On 6 August 2023, he made the first fifty of his international career in the second T20 match played against the West Indies. He became the second youngest Indian to score 50 in Men's T20I after Rohit Sharma.[22] Also, he was the highest run scorer for the team in that tour.

He has also been named in the Indian squads for the three-match T20I tour of Ireland[23] and the 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China.[24]

He made his ODI debut on 15 September 2023 against Bangladesh in 2023 Asia Cup.[25]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "I have given all my money to dad and told him to keep me away from it: Tilak Varma". The Week. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "West Indies vs India: Mumbai Indians rising star Tilak Varma handed international debut in 1st T20I". India Today. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tilak Varma". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Coach revels in Tilak's success". The Times of India. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "The making of Tilak Varma: From tennis-ball cricket to playing for Mumbai Indians & earning India call-up". The Times of India. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Bose, Shuvaditya (8 July 2023). "Tilak Varma | Tracing the Journey Through a Tearful Father and a Joyful Coach". TheQuint. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tilak Varma, The Boy From Balapur: Tracing The Early Steps Of A Future Superstar". Wisden. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Parents, coach of cricketer Tilak Varma felicitated". The Hans India. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tilak wants to make it count in England". The Times of India. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Vizianagaram, Dec 30 2018 - Jan 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "Group E, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Delhi, Feb 28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur (2), Sep 28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Four-time champion India announce U19 Cricket World Cup squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  15. ↑ The Hindu (13 February 2022). "Mumbai Indians signs Tilak Varma". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "IPL 2022: MI's Tilak Varma announces himself on the big stage". Sportstar. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "RCB vs MI: Tilak Varma's unbeaten 84 takes Mumbai Indians to 171/7 against Royal Challengers Bangalore". The Times of India. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  19. ↑ ""When I Played For India In 1999...": Virender Sehwag's Advice To Mumbai Indians' Star Tilak Varma | Cricket News". NDTV. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma earn maiden call up to India T20I squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "West Indies vs India: Mumbai Indians rising star Tilak Varma handed international debut in 1st T20I". India Today. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "IND vs WI, India in West Indies 2023, 2nd T20I at Providence, August 06, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Jasprit Bumrah returns to lead India for T20Is in Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  24. ↑ "Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harmanpreet Kaur to lead as BCCI announces India men's and women's squads for 19th Asian Games". The Indian Express. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  25. ↑ "IND v BAN, Asia Cup 2023: Tilak Varma makes ODI debut, receives maiden cap from Rohit Sharma". India Today. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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