India’s star batsman Tilak Varma played an innings to remember during the second T20I against England in Chennai. The left-hander showed incredible composure to take India home in a match where almost all the batsmen failed.
However, the youngster landed himself in big trouble after he liked a post on social media with the caption “Greatest to ever play at No.3 for India”. Virat Kohli is known to be number 3 for a long time.
Tilak Varma has no respect for Virat Kohli
After this post was published on Instagram, it was revealed that it was liked by Tilak Varma’s official account which raised questions about his attitude. While the left-hander batted exceptionally well at No.3 in the second T20I, he still has a long way to go to match a player of Virat Kohli’s stature.
Unreal Cooking Tilak Verma On and off the field 😭🔥. pic.twitter.com/v9QVCs4L5Y
— 𝐉𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐧𝐧𝐞 (@jod_insane) January 26, 2025
Virat Kohli has been India’s number 3 batsman in white ball formats for a long time. He played no. historic knocks at that position and led India to incredible victories over the years.
The 36-year-old retired from T20Is but is still an active player in ODIs and Tests. Kohli will play in the upcoming ODI series against England and then travel to Dubai where he will be crucial to India’s chances for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
The incredible Tilak Varma helps India take a 2-0 lead
Tilak Varma came into play when India had just lost Abhishek Sharma. The men in blue soon lost Sanju Samson. After a brief partnership, India lost Suryakumar Yadav and it triggered a collapse as they lost two more wickets in quick succession.
As the doors continued to tumble, Tilak remained calm and collected. He hardly played rash shots, but was also brutal on the bad balls on offer. He found able support from Washington Sundar and other lower order batsmen.
The left-hander was instrumental in keeping the required run rate under control and kept the strike boundaries at regular intervals. He smashed the boundary through the covers and ended the game for India. Tilak Varma remained unbeaten with 72 off 55 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes.
A recent form of Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma has been in outstanding form with the bat in the last few T20I innings. The left-hander made his return to international cricket in the four-match T20I series played in South Africa against the home team.
Tilak emerged as the top run-getter in the series with 280 runs in just four t20Is with an astonishing average of 140 and a strike rate of almost 200. He scored two consecutive hundreds in the series which came in the last two matches of the series. .
With the help of his recent form, Tilak Varma has created a great T20I record for himself. He has scored 707 runs in 22 T20Is at an average of 58.91 and a strike rate of 156.07 with 2 hundreds and 3 fifties.
