IPL 2022 Auction: Who Is N Tilak Varma, The Uncapped All-Rounder Bought By Mumbai Indians For 1.7 Crores?
IPL 2022 Auction: Who Is N Tilak Varma, The Uncapped All-Rounder Bought By Mumbai Indians For 1.7 Crores?

Mumbai Indians splurged INR 1.7 crores on India’s U19 star N Tilak Varma, who played in the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 in South Africa. He is a left-handed batter and right-handed off-break and plays for Hyderabad in Indian domestic cricket.

N Tilak Varma Bought By Mumbai Indians For INR 1.7 Crore In IPL 2022 Mega Auction
N Tilak Varma Bought By Mumbai Indians For INR 1.7 Crore In IPL 2022 Mega Auction

Namboodri Thakur Tilak Varma was born on November 8, 2002, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018. He made his T20 debut in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 28 February 2019. He made his List-A debut on 28 September 2019, in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

He has played 1 First-Class game, scoring 39 runs against Andhra Pradesh. He has also featured in 16 List-A games scoring 784 runs and picking 5 wickets. His highest score is 156*and has scored a total of 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries in the 50-over matches. He averages 52.26.

IPL 2022 Auction: Who Is N Tilak Varma, The Uncapped All-Rounder Bought By Mumbai Indians For 1.7 Crores?

In 15 T20 games, Tilak Varma has 381 runs with a best of 75 and a strike rate of 143.77. He has hit 28 fours and 17 sixes thus far.

In the 2020 U19 World Cup in South Africa, Tilak Varma played 6 games in which he batted in 3 innings and scored 86 runs with the best score of 46. India reached the final of the tournament but was bested by a young Bangladeshi team.

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Tilak Varma recently scored 139 against Delhi for Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021.

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