Tilak Varma

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma (born 8 November 2002) is an Indian cricketer.[1][2] He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Hyderabad in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 28 February 2019.[4] He made his List A debut on 28 September 2019, for Hyderabad in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[5]

Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma in IPL 2023
Personal information
Full name
Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma
Born (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatting all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentHyderabad
2022-presentMumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 16 23
Runs scored 39 784 653
Batting average 19.50 52.26 34.36
100s/50s 0/0 3/3 0/5
Top score 34 156* 84*
Balls bowled – 140 36
Wickets – 5 –
Bowling average – 21.40 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 –
Best bowling – 4/23 –
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2022

In December 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[7][8]

Early life

Tilak Varma was born on 8 November 2002 in Hyderabad. His father, Nagaraju Varma worked as an Electrician and his mother, Gayatri devi is a housewife. He has an older brother, Tharun. Tilak developed a great interest in sports when he was too young. Tilak enrolled himself in the Legala Sports Academy,Telangana, to get trained in cricket. There, he was mentored by Salam Bayash. Tilak commenced his early education at Hyderabad Public School,Begumpet.

Domestic career

Tilak made his first-class debut, in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018. He played for Hyderabad in the tournament. His debut match was against Andhra. In the tournament, Tilak 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. He has appeared in four first-class matches, sixteen List A matches, and fifteen T20 matches. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22, he scored 180 runs in five games and took four wickets. On 28 September 2018, he made his List A debut for Hyderabad in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. During the tournament, he scored 180 runs in 5 games and also took 4 wickets. In December 2019, Tilak he made it to the U-19 Indian cricket squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He played 6 games in the competition and managed to score only 86 runs. In February 2022, during the 2022 Indian Premier League auction, The base price was Rs. 20 lakh and he was bought by Mumbai Indians at Rs. 1.7 crore. Tilak’s performance in the game was praised by the audience. In the second match of the league, Tilak scored a 33-ball-61 against Rajasthan Royals at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. In April 2023, Tilak Scored 84*(46) runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match.

References
  1. "Tilak Varma". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. The Hindu (13 February 2022). "Mumbai Indians signs Tilak Varma". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  8. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.


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