Tilak Varma India Tour of Ireland: Mumbai Indians’ new gem Tilak Varma is on selectors’ radar after impressing with the bat in IPL. After an impressive debut season for Mumbai Indians last season, he has continued where he left off. The left-hander scored another entertaining knock in SRH vs MI clash, slamming 17-ball 37. His knock had two fours and 4 sixes against Sunrisers Hyderabad. As India need a T20 refresh with T20 World Cup still some time away, IPL performers will be rewarded with spots in the Indian team for Ireland tour in August. Tilak Varma features prominently in their plans. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
So far in 5 games, Tilak has already scored 214 runs at an average of 53.50 and a strike rate of 158.51. With Rishabh Pant absent, India need a left-hander substitute in the middle order. Tilak Varma could fulfil the role.
“Ireland tour is where we can experiment with the squad. Before facing Australia at home, we need to give the lads who are performing in IPL a chance. Tilak definitely features big time in future planning. He is one of the emerging players selectors have a tab on. If he is fit, he definitely has a chance,” a BCCI source told InsideSport.
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— ganesh🇦🇷 (@breathMessi21) April 18, 2023
Not just IPL though, Tilak Varma also delivered some good performances in Vijay Hazare Trophy. In seven matches, the 20-year-old scored 402 runs for Hyderabad at an average of 80.40 with 2 centuries and a fifty. He also scored at a high strike rate of 118.23.
While Sanju Samson is a sure-shot starter in IPL with a new central contract, selectors are open to experimentation in other positions. With Virat Kohli set for workload management due to ICC World Cup, a spot be open to competition. Furthermore, Suryakumar Yadav is also set workload management with Shreyas Iyer’s return yet to be determined. Hence, the likes of Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan will compete for a spot.
Tilak Varma in IPL:
2022: 397 runs, 36.09 avg, 131.02 sr
2023: 214 runs, 53.5 avg, 158.51 sr
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— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 18, 2023
“It was gripping. So we thought that we just play the spinners and go for the fast bowlers. I love playing over the covers. I was just waiting for that. It came off the middle of the bat, I enjoyed it. I just want to finish games for MI. That’s what I am thinking. Whenever I go out to bat, whatever the situation is, I just think about helping the team. It’s going well and I am happy right now,” Tilak Varma said of his knock against SRH.
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