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
Personal information
Full name
Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma
Born (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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]

Domestic career

The stylish left-handed batsman from Hyderabad 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.


In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament the previous year, he scored 215 runs with a strike rate of 147.26 runs per game. Varma, a part of India's U19 World Cup squad in 2020, was purchased for 1.7 crore[9] by Mumbai Indians, who faced heavy competition from Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Rajasthan Royals to get his services.

References
  1. "Tilak Varma". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Vizianagaram, Dec 30 2018 - Jan 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. "Group E, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Delhi, Feb 28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. "Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur (2), Sep 28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. "Four-time champion India announce U19 Cricket World Cup squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 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. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. "2023 Tilak Varma Biography, Age, Date of Birth, Height, Net,". 14 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.


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