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| date = 21 December 2023
| date = 20 November 2024
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'''Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma''' (born 8 November 2002) is an Indian professional [[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 in a [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] match 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]](IPL).<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1170265.html |title=Tilak Varma |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |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=ESPNcricinfo |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> He was a part of the Indian squad which won the [[2023 Asia Cup]].
'''Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma''' ({{IPA|te|t̪ilak vaɾmaː|lang}}; born 8 November 2002) is an Indian professional [[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 in a [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] match 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]] (IPL).<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1170265.html |title=Tilak Varma |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |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=ESPNcricinfo |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> He was a part of the Indian squad which won the [[2023 Asia Cup]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Tilak Varma was born on 8 November 2002 into a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Andhra kshatriya family 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 was born on 8 November 2002 into a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] family 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 {{convert|40|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>
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 {{convert|40|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>
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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.
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.
On 6 August 2023, he made his first fifty in the second T20 match played against the West Indies, becoming the second youngest Indian to score a fifty 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> He ended the series as the highest run scorer.


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 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>
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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>
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>


On 13 Nov 2024, Varma hit his maiden T20I century, striking 107 not out off of 56 balls against South Africa to become the youngest player to do so against a Top 10 nation, and the second-youngest to achieve this feat overall.
On 13 November 2024, Varma hit his maiden T20I century, striking 107 not out off of 56 balls against South Africa to become the youngest player to do so against a Top 10 nation, and the second-youngest to achieve this feat overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tilak — taking to the slam-bang format like a duck to water|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tilak-taking-to-the-slam-bang-format-like-a-duck-to-water/article68879897.ece|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=18 November 2024|date=18 November 2024}}</ref> On 15 November 2024, he smashed an unbeaten 120 runs off just 47 balls against South Africa in the same T20I series, becoming the second Indian cricketer to hit two consecutive T20I centuries, and the first ever cricketer to remain unbeaten on both.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:39, 16 December 2024

Tilak Varma
Personal information
Full name
Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma
Born (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm Off-break
RoleBatting All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 252)15 September 2023 v Bangladesh
Last ODI21 December 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.72
T20I debut (cap 104)3 August 2023 v West Indies
Last T20I15 November 2024 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.72
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentHyderabad
2022–presentMumbai Indians (squad no. 9)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 4 20 18 29
Runs scored 68 616 1,204 1,304
Batting average 22.67 51.33 50.16 52.16
100s/50s 0/1 2/2 5/4 5/6
Top score 52 120* 121 156*
Balls bowled 42 30 193 272
Wickets 0 2 8 8
Bowling average – 13.00 12.87 26.75
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/– 14/– 8/– 13/–
Source: [1], 20 November 2024

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma (Telugu: [t̪ilak vaɾmaː]; born 8 November 2002) is an Indian professional 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 in a T20I match against the West Indies.[1] He plays for Hyderabad in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[2][3] He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup.

Early life

[edit]

Tilak Varma was born on 8 November 2002 into a Telugu family 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.[4]

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 kilometres (25 mi) 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 and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public 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 career

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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 five games and also took four wickets.

In December 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[14] He played six 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

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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 career

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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 his first fifty in the second T20 match played against the West Indies, becoming the second youngest Indian to score a fifty in men's T20I after Rohit Sharma.[22] He ended the series as the highest run scorer.

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]

On 13 November 2024, Varma hit his maiden T20I century, striking 107 not out off of 56 balls against South Africa to become the youngest player to do so against a Top 10 nation, and the second-youngest to achieve this feat overall.[26] On 15 November 2024, he smashed an unbeaten 120 runs off just 47 balls against South Africa in the same T20I series, becoming the second Indian cricketer to hit two consecutive T20I centuries, and the first ever cricketer to remain unbeaten on both.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Tilak Varma". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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