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Tilak Varma, the young rising sensation in Indian cricket, has made a big statement that he never thinks about his personal milestones, before India's tour of Ireland commences with the first T20I in Dublin, on August 18, Friday. The 20-year-old, who was stranded on 49 not out during the third T20I against West Indies in Georgetown, sparking a massive controversy among the Indian cricketing circles, has finally given his take on the situation to JioCinema.
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The Hyderabad-born cricketer had an incredible T20I series as a debutant against the West Indies, scoring 173 runs in five matches at an average of 57.66 and a strike rate of 140.65 with a solitary fifty. Tilak Varma also picked up the wicket of Nicholas Pooran in the fifth and final T20I, but he couldn't prevent India from losing the series by 2-3 against the hosts.
While giving an interview to JioCinema, Tilak Varma was quoted as saying, “I never think about my personal milestones. I just want to do whatever is good for the team.” This can be cited as an indirect reference to the controversy surrounding his 49 not out in Providence Stadium, Guyana, when the stand-in captain for Team India against the West Indies, smashed a match-winning six, which didn’t allow the left-handed batter to get his personal milestone.
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The 20-year-old is set to play for Team India in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Ireland in Dublin, with an eye on taking his batting form from the West Indies to the European nation. The first of three T20I will be played at the Malahide Cricket Club Ground on August 18, which will mark the return of Jasprit Bumrah as the new stand-in captain for Team India alongside his fast bowling compatriot Prasidh Krishna.
