The young Indian batter’s knock helped the touring side secure a thrilling four-wicket victory over New Zealand to take a 2-0 lead in the ongoing five-match T20I series on Saturday, October 24. Earlier, Tilak Varma emerges as new T20 chasemaster with 26 wins in 26 chases.
However, Tilak showed great composure and attacking skills to turn the game around. He first added 42 runs off 24 balls for the sixth wicket with Naman Dhir (31 off 17 deliveries) and then joined hands with Nitish Kumar Reddy (26 not out from 13 deliveries) to finish the job.
After Tilak snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in Christchurch, Mohammad Azharuddin was highly impressed with the Hyderabad star’s batting and also backed him to play Test cricket for the team.
Mohammad Azharuddin backs Tilak Varma for Test cricket
Mohammad Azharuddin was quoted as saying by ANI: “Today, I am very happy with the way Tilak Varma has played. He is a very good player, and I sincerely hope and pray that he gets the opportunity to play Test cricket. For me, Test cricket is the most important format, and I hope he goes on to represent India in Tests as well.”
Tilak's impressive First-Class record and India numbers
Tilak has also built a strong record in first-class cricket, which could help his case for a future Test opportunity. He has so far played 25 first-class matches and scored 1828 runs in 38 innings at an impressive average of 57.12.
Tilak has already smashed eight centuries and seven and a half centuries, with a highest score of 121 in the first-class cricket. He also played 5 ODIs for India apart from playing 72 T20I matches so far. However, the left-hander could manage only 68 runs in 4 ODI innings, but he has impressed everyone with around 1900 runs in the T20I format at a strike rate of nearly 148.
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